Black-and-yellow longhorn beetle
This brightly-coloured beetle is often found feeding on flowers on warm days in late spring and summer.
This brightly-coloured beetle is often found feeding on flowers on warm days in late spring and summer.
The brown hairstreak is an elusive butterfly that spends much of its time in the treetops feeding on aphid honeydew.
Once a rare visitor to the UK, this striking gull is now found nesting here in large colonies.
This beautiful moth is often found resting on leaves, though it does also fly during the day.
Meet the dawn chorus’s percussion section…
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…
Also known as the two-coloured mason bee, this beautiful bee is famous for nesting in old snail shells.
The common octopus is a highly intelligent, active predator. It even has a secret weapon - special glands produce a venom that it uses to incapacitate its prey!
Selfheal is a low-growing, creeping plant that likes the short turf of grasslands, roadside verges or even lawns. Its clusters of violet flowers appear in summer.
This well-camouflaged wader is a winter visitor to the UK, where it can be seen feeding on wetlands with a distinctive bobbing motion.
Look – a boatman! Keira’s delight in learning about unusual creatures is even more special when she can find them herself.
The soft, downy look of Yorkshire-fog makes it an attractive plant, even if it is considered a weed of cultivated land! It is also attractive to the caterpillars of the Small Skipper butterfly as…