These large seals can often be seen bobbing in the sea or lying on beaches waiting for their food to go down.

Pignut is a small umbellifer, with edible tubers, that is found in woods, hedges and grasslands.

A small, day-flying moth that can often be seen visiting garden herbs.

This striking day-flying moth is named after a 16th century witch.

This wading bird is a rare visitor from North America, usually spotted in autumn.

As its name suggests, the birch shieldbug can be found feeding on silver birch, and sometimes hazel, in mixed woodland. Adults hibernate over winter, emerging in spring to lay their eggs.

Considered to be an early sign of spring, the song of the cuckoo sounds the same as its name: ‘cuck-oo’. It can be heard in woodlands and grasslands. Cuckoos famously lay their eggs in the nests…