Heathland and moorland
These wild, open landscapes stretch over large areas and are most often found in uplands. Although slow to awaken in spring, by late summer heathland can be an eye-catching purple haze of heather…
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Chwilio
Stone curlew
Stone curlews are unusual waders with large yellow eyes - perfect for hunting beetles at night.
Emperor dragonfly
The emperor dragonfly is an impressively large and colourful dragonfly of ponds, lakes, canals and flooded gravel pits.
Knot grass
A common moth across most of the UK. The large, hairy caterpillars are often seen in late summer.
Mediterranean gull
Once a rare visitor to the UK, this striking gull is now found nesting here in large colonies.
Come on your very own island retreat!
Nestled at the very heart of Skomer Island lies an old converted farm building. Those of you who have visited Skomer will be familiar with the courtyard – complete with large picnic benches, and a…
Caledonian forest
Caledonian forest forms an integral part of some of our wildest landscapes - extensive pine forests merge with heathlands, wetlands and montane habitats and create areas large enough for wildcat,…
Coed Maidie B. Goddard
This relatively large reserve is a mosaic of woodland and grassland with wide, wooded gullies.
Common sunstar
This large starfish looks just like the sun, with 10-12 arms spreading outwards like rays.
Edible sea urchin
This large round urchin is sometimes found in rockpools, recognisable by its pink spiky shell (known as a test).
Grey seal
These large seals can often be seen bobbing in the sea or lying on beaches waiting for their food to go down.
Shore rockling
These large rocky shore fish look like they belong in deeper waters, but they are the find of the day for any rockpooler!