The eel is famous for both its slippery nature and its mammoth migration from its freshwater home to the Sargasso Sea where it breeds. It has suffered dramatic declines and is a protected species…

With its prominent, wavy crest, the great crested newt, also known as the 'warty newt', looks like a mini dinosaur! This protected species favours clean ponds during the breeding season…

This bog-loving butterfly is mostly found in the north of the UK, where it takes to the wing in summer.

This tiny wading bird is most often seen in autumn, feeding on the muddy margins of wetlands.

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

The water scorpion is not a true scorpion, but it certainly looks like one! An underwater predator, it uses its front pincer-like legs to catch its prey. Its tail actually acts as a kind of '…