This streaky brown bird is a summer visitor to Britain, favouring open woodlands in the north and west.

The mistle thrush likely got its name from its love of mistletoe - it will defend a berry-laden tree with extreme ferocity! It is larger and paler than the similar song thrush, standing upright…

This slender shark gets its name from the spines in front of its dorsal fin. It can use these spines to defend itself by curling in a bow and striking at a predator.

This brightly-coloured beetle is often found feeding on flowers on warm days in late spring and summer.

A common moth across most of the UK. The large, hairy caterpillars are often seen in late summer.

Sphagnum mosses carpet the ground with colour on our marshes, heaths and moors. They play a vital role in the creation of peat bogs: by storing water in their spongy forms, they prevent the decay…

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

This bumpy shell lives up to its name and lives partly buried in the seabed along the west coast of Great Britain.