Great spider crab
Despite its name, the great spider crab is actually smaller than the more common European spider crab.
Despite its name, the great spider crab is actually smaller than the more common European spider crab.
The lightbulb sea squirt is common around much of the UK. Its easy to see where its name came from!
As the name suggests, this beautiful brown butterfly is most common in Scotland, though it can also be seen in northern England.
This bumpy shell lives up to its name and lives partly buried in the seabed along the west coast of Great Britain.
Whether found in a garden or part of an agricultural landscape, ponds are oases of wildlife worth investigating. Even small ponds can support a wealth of species and collectively, ponds play a key…
The nooks and crannies of rocky reefs are swimming with wildlife, from tiny fish to colourful anemones. When shoreline rocks are exposed by the low tide, the rockpools that form are a refuge for…
Michelle was diagnosed with breast cancer in the summer of 2014. After undergoing a life-saving operation and an intensive chemotherapy course, she is on the road to recovery.
Wildlife…
Found on rocky shores and seabeds, the Keyhole limpet gets its name from the little hole at the tip of its shell.
The spiny spider crab lives up to its name in every way! Their distinctive spiny shells are often found washed up on beaches.
The Yellow star-of-Bethlehem is a woodland plant that lives up to its name - it displays starry, gold flowers in an umbrella-like cluster in early spring.
Drostre Wood is a small mixed deciduous woodland containing oak and birch. Below the canopy of the tallest trees there is a wide range of smaller tree species including aspen, elder, yew, hawthorn…