A beautiful, tiny fungus, green elf cup can be commonly found on the decomposing wood of deciduous trees in woods, parks and gardens.

This beautiful bumblebee favours upland areas, but has declined in recent decades and is now nationally scarce.

A strikingly beautiful fish, it is not hard to see where the ‘red’ mullet gets its name from!

This beautiful moth is often found resting on leaves, though it does also fly during the day.

The starling is a familiar garden visitor that has a beautiful purple-and-green sheen to its black feathers. It is famous for its wintry aerial displays - massive flocks can be seen wheeling over…

A medium-sized diving duck, the goldeneye can mainly be spotted in winter when birds fly in from Northern Europe. Conservation efforts have helped small numbers of these birds to nest in Scotland…

The large, golden flowers of marsh-marigold look like the cups of kings, hence its other name: 'kingcup'. It favours damp spots, like ponds, meadows, marshes, ditches and wet woodlands…

Also known as the two-coloured mason bee, this beautiful bee is famous for nesting in old snail shells.

These mysterious and beautiful creatures rely on warm ocean currents to ‘sail’ them around the world... not a bad life?

One of the longest seaweeds native to the UK, thongweed helps create a beautiful underwater forest to rival that of any on the land!