Hen harrier
The hen harrier has been severely persecuted for taking game species and has suffered massive declines in numbers as a result. Thankfully, conservation projects are underway to reduce conflict…
The hen harrier has been severely persecuted for taking game species and has suffered massive declines in numbers as a result. Thankfully, conservation projects are underway to reduce conflict…
This shiny beetle is common in wooded areas throughout the UK. As the name suggests, it specialises in hunting snails.
A common moth across most of the UK. The large, hairy caterpillars are often seen in late summer.
This charming little warbler is an increasingly common sight in autumn, when migrants pass through the UK.
These grasslands, occupying much of the UK's heavily-grazed upland landscape, are of greater cultural than wildlife interest, but remain a habitat to some scarce and declining species.
A key species in the story of conservation, the avocet represents an amazing recovery of a bird once extinct in the UK. This pied bird, with its distinctive upturned bill, can now be seen on…
The dense, spiky tufts of Marram grass are a familiar sight on our windswept coasts. In fact, its matted roots help to stabilise sand dunes, allowing them to grow up and become colonised by other…
A well known inhabitant of UK seas, common lobsters can reach up to 60cm in length.
There are several species of spider that live in our wetlands, but the water spider is the only one that spends its life under the water. In its pond habitats, it looks silvery because of the air…
This small, white heron is an increasingly common sight in parts of the UK as it spreads north from continental Europe.
The variable damselfly looks a lot like the azure damselfly, but is much less common throughout most of the UK.
With ginger hairs, dark banding and a cream tail, the Narcissus bulb fly looks like a bumble bee, but is harmless to us. This mimicry helps to protect it from predators while it searches for…