The last thing you’d expect this extraordinary creature to be is a fish!

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

It’s easy to identify this distinctive skate from the black and yellow marbled eye spots on each wing.

The enigmatic golden eagle disappeared from England and Wales in the 19th century due to severe persecution. Scottish birds suffered from the use of pesticides in the 20th century. Luckily, golden…

Hornwrack is often found washed up on our beaches, with many believing that it is dried seaweed. In fact, it is a colony of animals!

The ragworm is highly common on our shores, though rarely seen except by the fishermen that dig them up for bait.

One of the earliest moths to emerge each year, spending the winter as a pupa and flying from March to May.

This brown seaweed lives in the lower shore and gets its name from the serrated edges to its fronds.

This colonial creature looks like an old-fashioned quill - that's where the name sea pen comes from.