The herring gull is the typical 'seagull' of our seaside resorts, though our coastal populations have declined in recent decades.

Once a rare visitor to the UK, this striking gull is now found nesting here in large colonies.

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…

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

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

These distinctive beetles are often found around dead birds and small mammals.

A very rare species, this moth is now limited to one site in the UK. Males can be a striking reddish buff in colour.