A summer visitor to the UK, the red-tailed redstart is a robin-sized bird that can be spotted in woodlands, parks and hedgerows, mainly in the north and west of the UK.

This beautiful beetle only arrived in the UK in 1960s but is now a common sight on garden herbs.

The thick topshell is a common sight on rocky shores in Wales and South West England.

Edible periwinkles are a common sight when rockpooling and can be found in huge numbers on the shore.

This charming little warbler is an increasingly common sight in autumn, when migrants pass through the UK.

The European larch was introduced into the UK from Central Europe in the 17th century. Unusually for a conifer, it is deciduous and displays small, greeny-red cones on brittle twigs.

Our largest shieldbug, the red-and-green hawthorn shieldbug can be seen in gardens, parks and woodlands, feeding on hawthorn, rowan and whitebeam. The adults hibernate over winter.

The rose-red breast, large black cap and thick bill make the bullfinch easy to identify. A plump-looking bird of woodlands, hedgerows and orchards, it also frequents gardens.

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