This scarce breeding duck is a summer visitor, spending the winter in Africa. Although large flocks can be found in their wintering grounds, they are usually only seen in pairs or small groups in…

A regular in gardens, hunting around compost heaps and under stones, the brown centipede is a common minibeast. Despite its name, it has 15 pairs of legs - one on each segment of its body.

This common fungus puffs out clouds of spores when it's mature.

This slender and elegant shark species is often found close to shore all around our coasts and can grow up to 6 feet long.

These winter visitors are close relatives of the chaffinch and can often be found in the same flocks, where their white rump and nasal calls give them away.

A common and stocky bird of our rocky coasts, the rock pipit can nearly always be seen close to the sea. It is a bit smaller than a starling.

As the name suggests, this tall, white heron is considerably larger than the similar little egret. Once a rare visitor to the UK, sightings have become more common over the last few decades, with…

Mae’r aderyn bach dirgel yma’n adnabyddus am ei gri iasol ac ar un adeg, cafodd ei gamgymryd am wrachod gan fôr-ladron oddi ar arfordir Cymru! Mae’n teithio miloedd o filltiroedd bob blwyddyn i…