The chestnut-brown bank vole is our smallest vole and can be found in hedgerows, woodlands, parks and gardens. It is ideal prey for owls, weasels and kestrels.

Edible periwinkles are a common sight when rockpooling and can be found in huge numbers on the shore.

This charming little warbler is an increasingly common sight in autumn, when migrants pass through the UK.

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

This pretty, speckled moth is now a rare sight, found only in a few parts of southern England.

The common mussel is a familiar sight on shores all around the UK and is a favourite food of people, seabirds and starfish alike.

The umbrella-like clusters of white, frothy flowers of cow parsley are a familiar sight along roadsides, hedgerows and woodland edges.

The distinctive sight of a spoonbill is becoming increasingly common in the east and southwest of England, with colonies of breeding birds now established.