A bright red beetle, with black legs and knobbly antennae, the red-headed cardinal beetle lives up to its name. Look for it in woodland, along hedgerows and in parks and gardens over summer.

This enormous water beetle is as rare as it is impressive.

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

Violet ground beetles are active predators, coming out at night to hunt slugs and other invertebrates in gardens, woodlands and meadows.

These distinctive beetles are often found around dead birds and small mammals.

These bulky beetles can sometimes be found on flowers in woodland rides or along hedgerows.

This beautiful beetle is fond of damp meadows and woodland rides, where it's often found on umbellifers or thistles.