This small, white heron is an increasingly common sight in parts of the UK as it spreads north from continental Europe.

It’s easy to identify this distinctive skate from the black and yellow marbled eye spots on each wing.

This brown seaweed lives in the lower shore and gets its name from the serrated edges to its fronds.

The teal is a pretty, little dabbling duck, which can be easily spotted in winter on reservoirs, gravel pits, and flooded meadows. Watching flocks of this bird wheel through a winter sky is a true…

This colonial creature looks like an old-fashioned quill - that's where the name sea pen comes from.

Found in compost heaps and under stones in gardens, the White-legged snake millipede is a common minibeast. Despite its name, it has about 100 legs. It is an important recycler of nutrients,…

The streamlined red-breasted merganser is a handsome bird and a great fisher - its long, serrated bill helps it to catch and hold its slippery fish prey. It is most commonly spotted around the…