The broad-bordered bee hawk-moth does, indeed, look like a bee! A scarce moth, mainly of Central and Southern England, it feeds on the wing and can be seen during spring and summer.

Bloody crane's-bill has striking magenta flowers that pepper our rare limestone pavements, grasslands and sand dunes with summer colour. It is a favourite of all kinds of insects, including…

The blackbird of the mountains, ring ouzels can be found breeding on upland moors and rocky crags in summer.

Mae’r aderyn bach dirgel yma’n adnabyddus am ei gri iasol ac ar un adeg, cafodd ei gamgymryd am wrachod gan fôr-ladron oddi ar arfordir Cymru! Mae’n teithio miloedd o filltiroedd bob blwyddyn i…

Bell heather is our most familiar heather. In summer, it carpets our heaths, woods and coasts with purple-pink flowers that attract all kinds of nectar-loving insects.

The Glanville fritillary can be spotted on warm days around coastal habitats on the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands, as well as at a few locations in mainland England.

A summer visitor, the wheatear is a handsome chat, with black cheeks, white eyestripes, a blue back and a pale orange chest. Look for it on upland heaths and moors.