The spiny spider crab lives up to its name in every way! Their distinctive spiny shells are often found washed up on beaches.

Lilac is an introduced species in the UK that can sometimes be found in hedgerows and along woodland edges. Flower spikes appear in spring, beautifully scented and packed with small, lilac-pink…

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

A spring delight, the wood anemone grows in dappled shade in ancient woodlands. Traditional management, such as coppicing, can help such flowers by opening up the woodland floor to sunlight.

A bizarre half lobster/half crab, this squat lobster is one of the true stunners of the rocky shore!

The Yellow star-of-Bethlehem is a woodland plant that lives up to its name - it displays starry, gold flowers in an umbrella-like cluster in early spring.

An uncommon hedgerow and woodland tree of central and eastern England, Purging buckthorn displays yellow-green flowers in spring, and poisonous, black berries in autumn.