The lesser stag beetle may be smaller than its famous cousin, but it is still a large beetle with large jaws. It can be seen in woods, parks and hedgerows during summer, and depends on dead wood…

This rare anemone lives up to its name with a spectacular display of long, white tentacles.

This shy fish lives in burrows in muddy seafloors, sometimes sharing them with nephrops.

Sand Hoppers really live up to their name, jumping high into the air when disturbed.

As its name suggests, the Dwarf thistle is a low-growing plant that is almost stemless - its purple, thistle-like flower heads growing out of a rosette of spiny leaves.

The pretty-in-purple Pasqueflower is now a rare plant in the UK, restricted to just a few chalk and limestone grasslands. Steeped in legend, it flowers at Easter, so is known as the 'anemone…