The six-spot burnet moth is a day-flying moth that flies with a slow, fluttering pattern. Look for it alighting on knapweeds and thistles in grassy places. It is glossy black, with six red spots…

Unsurprisingly, the garden bumblebee can be found in the garden, buzzing around flowers like foxgloves, cowslips and red clover. It is quite a large, scruffy-looking bee, with a white tail. It…

The brent goose flies to the UK for the milder winter. Two populations arrive: those with dark bellies can be found around Eastern England; while those with pale bellies can be found in the North…

The white-fronted goose lives up to its name - look out for the white patch on its forehead and around its bill. It does not breed in the UK, but flies here from Greenland and Siberia for the…

Watch the deadly accurate flying of the spotted flycatcher in woodlands, gardens and parks. It sits quietly on a perch waiting for an unsuspecting insect to fly by, deftly dashing out to seize it…

This fluffy moth is one of the few species that fly in winter.

The yellow flower heads of common ragwort are highly attractive to bees and other insects, including the cinnabar moth.

This birch-loving moth can be seen flying on sunny days in early spring.

One of the few moths that fly in winter, often seen in car headlights.

Rare summer visitors, honey buzzards breed in open woodland where they feed on the nests and larvae of bees and wasps.