Sea lettuce is unmistakeable - most often a bright green and always translucent, it is found on all UK coasts.

The variable damselfly looks a lot like the azure damselfly, but is much less common throughout most of the UK.

The Common fragrant-orchid lives up to its name: it produces a sweet, orangey smell that is very strong in the evening. Look for its densely packed, pink flower spikes on chalk grasslands in…

The Bird's-nest orchid gets its name from its nest-like tangle of roots. Unlike other green plants, it doesn’t get its energy from sunlight. Instead, it grows as a parasite on tree roots, so…

A most familiar seashore inhabitant, the common starfish truly lives up to its name in UK seas and rockpools!

A much-loved garden bird, the blackbird is famous for its harmonious song. In winter, our resident birds are joined by migrants from Scandinavia and the Baltics.

The jackdaw is a small, black-capped crow of woodlands, parks, towns and coast. It is a well-known thief, stealing other birds' eggs and breaking into garden feeders.

This large, fluffy-legged moth is often attracted to lights in May and June.

This distinctive lark is a passage migrant and winter visitor to the UK, most often found along the east coast of Britain.