The classic fairy tale toadstool, this red and white fungus is often found beneath birch trees in autumn.
The fly-shaped flowers of this fascinating plant are attractive to insects - but not the ones you might expect!
With ginger hairs, dark banding and a cream tail, the Narcissus bulb fly looks like a bumble bee, but is harmless to us. This mimicry helps to protect it from predators while it searches for…
Elliott Jones, a regular Wildlife Watch member at the Welsh Wildlife Centre in Cilgerran, has just completed his Kestrel Award after more than a year’s work and activities.
This striking day-flying moth is named after a 16th century witch.
The Notch-horned cleg-fly isa horse fly dark grey in colour, with grey-brown mottled wings and intricately striped, iridescent eyes. There are 30 species of horse-fly in the UK; this is one of the…
The common rosefinch is a rare visitor to the UK, usually passing through in autumn.
This unmistakeable moth, famous for its skull-shaped marking, is a rare visitor to the UK.
This dainty seaduck is a winter visitor to our coasts, particularly in northern and eastern Scotland.
