Despite its name, the great spider crab is actually smaller than the more common European spider crab.

The undulate ray has beautiful wavy patterns on its back, which helps it camouflage against the sandy seabed.

This bumpy shell lives up to its name and lives partly buried in the seabed along the west coast of Great Britain.

As the bluebells fade, yellow archangel takes its turn to impress, with golden-yellow flowers carpeting our ancient woodlands.

The small white is a common garden visitor. It is smaller than the similar large white, and has less black on its wingtips.

This snowy white moth is easily mistaken for the similar brown-tail, until it lifts its abdomen to reveal a burst of golden-yellow.

The bright green ring-necked parakeet is an escapee and our only naturalised parrot; its success is likely due to warmer winters.

This brown seaweed lives in the mid shore and looks a bit like bubble wrap with the distinctive air bladders that give it its name.

The jersey tiger moth is a beautiful moth with creamy white strips on its forewing and bold orange underwings. It is mainly found in the south.

The beautiful pink and white bands of a Painted topshell make it easy to see where this little sea snail got its name!