A small, but feisty scavenger, this carnivorous sea snail does not let anything go to waste!

This beautiful butterfly is one of our rarest, now mostly restricted to the western parts of the UK.

The downy hairs that cover the pale pink flowers of Hare's-foot clover give it the look of a Hare's paw - hence the common name. Look out for this clover around the coast and on dry…

Looking like a small, armoured grasshopper, this widespread insect is found in damp areas across the UK.

The vast, green mats that sometimes cover the surface of still water, such as ponds, flooded gravel pits and old canals, are actually Common duckweed. A tiny, single plant, it groups together to…

This small, white heron is an increasingly common sight in parts of the UK as it spreads north from continental Europe.

This small, round sea urchin is (unsurprisingly!) green in colour and can be found on rocky shores around the UK.