This purply-brown seaweed is a common feature on our rocky shores and on our dinner plates.

This black and grey solitary bee takes to the wing in spring, when it can be seen buzzing around burrows in open ground.

This big, beautiful fungus is a common one that can often be spotted popping out of trees.

Who doesn’t love spotting rabbits hopping through long grass during a walk in the countryside? They are a common sight but it is always a treat to see their curious faces popping up, ears stood…

This shiny beetle is common in wooded areas throughout the UK. As the name suggests, it specialises in hunting snails.

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

The nuthatch is a tit-sized, grey and rust-coloured bird that can be easily spotted climbing headfirst down tree trunks in woodlands and parks.

A well known inhabitant of UK seas, common lobsters can reach up to 60cm in length.

The large, dark grey water shrew lives mostly in wetland habitats. It's a good swimmer that hunts for aquatic insects and burrows into the banks.

The variable damselfly looks a lot like the azure damselfly, but is much less common throughout most of the UK.

Red squirrels are native to the UK but are a lot rarer than their grey cousins. They live in a few special places across the UK thanks to reintroduction projects.

The large white is a common garden visitor - look out for its brilliant white wings, tipped with black.