Worm pipefish
The last thing you’d expect this extraordinary creature to be is a fish!
The last thing you’d expect this extraordinary creature to be is a fish!
This black and grey solitary bee takes to the wing in spring, when it can be seen buzzing around burrows in open ground.
A small fish found on rocky shores in the south and west of Britain.
The nursehound is a nocturnal predator, hunting smaller fish close to the seafloor.
The nuthatch is a tit-sized, grey and rust-coloured bird that can be easily spotted climbing headfirst down tree trunks in woodlands and parks.
The large, dark grey water shrew lives mostly in wetland habitats. It's a good swimmer that hunts for aquatic insects and burrows into the banks.
30 years ago, if Jeremy had fallen in the river then he’d have been more worried about being poisoned than drowned! A 1980s trawl survey found just one fish in the Billingham reach of the Tees,…
In his few years of angling and rock pooling, Archie's made good friends with fish, crabs, limpets and anemones. And he's finding new mates all the time.
Red squirrels are native to the UK but are a lot rarer than their grey cousins. They live in a few special places across the UK thanks to reintroduction projects.
Although, commonly referred to as a ‘sea snail,’ this species in fact belongs to the fish family!
One of the UK’s rarest marine species, this giant of the rocky shore is a very special fish.
The house sparrow is a familiar, streaky brown bird of towns, parks and gardens. Males sport a grey cap and black bib, the size of which indicates their status.