A giant of the sea turtle world, leatherback turtles are ocean wanderers searching the seas for jellyfish. Unlike other sea turtles, leatherback turtles don’t mind the cold! This means they can…

Great mullein is an impressive, tall plant of waste ground, roadside verges and gardens. Its candle-like flower spikes rise from rosettes of furry, silver-green leaves.

One of the UK’s rarest marine species, this giant of the rocky shore is a very special fish.

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

Escaped or intentionally freed from fur farms in the 1960s, the American mink is now well established in the UK. Its carnivorous nature is a threat to our native water vole and seabird populations…

This is a predominantly subtidal species but can be found on the lowest parts of a sheltered rocky shore in summer.

A non-native species originating from Asia, the harlequin ladybird is prevalent in towns and gardens.