The dense, spiky tufts of Marram grass are a familiar sight on our windswept coasts. In fact, its matted roots help to stabilise sand dunes, allowing them to grow up and become colonised by other…

As the name suggests, this tall, white heron is considerably larger than the similar little egret. Once a rare visitor to the UK, sightings have become more common over the last few decades, with…

Sometimes called 'Marsh samphire', wild common glasswort is often gathered and eaten. It grows on saltmarshes and beaches, sometimes forming big, green, fleshy carpets.

Living up to its name, the red-tailed bumblebee is black with a big, red 'tail'.

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

Goose barnacles often wash up on our shores attached to flotsam after big storms.