Glorious grasslands
A summer meadow is a beautiful sight, but there’s so much more to it than gently waving grass heads and fabulous flowers.
A summer meadow is a beautiful sight, but there’s so much more to it than gently waving grass heads and fabulous flowers.
This beautiful beetle only arrived in the UK in 1960s but is now a common sight on garden herbs.
The thick topshell is a common sight on rocky shores in Wales and South West England.
Edible periwinkles are a common sight when rockpooling and can be found in huge numbers on the shore.
This charming little warbler is an increasingly common sight in autumn, when migrants pass through the UK.
Rowan loves the fresh smell and sight of the buttercups in the wildflower meadows at Besthorpe. It's a special place because there are precious few spots like this where she can spend time…
Our largest shieldbug, the red-and-green hawthorn shieldbug can be seen in gardens, parks and woodlands, feeding on hawthorn, rowan and whitebeam. The adults hibernate over winter.
This small, white heron is an increasingly common sight in parts of the UK as it spreads north from continental Europe.
Named for its three bull-like horns, the minotaur beetle is a large dung beetle found on grassland and heathland. Adults drag dung back to their nests for their larvae to feed on.
The Common mussel is a familiar sight on shores all around the UK and is a favourite food of people, seabirds and starfish alike.
The red admiral is an unmistakable garden visitor. This black-and-red beauty may be seen feeding on flowers on warm days all year-round. Adults are mostly migrants, but some do hibernate here.
The mohawk-sporting caterpillar of this moth is often seen on shrubs and trees in late summer. As adults the orange-brown males fly by day, but the flightless females don't stray far from…