Red ant
Turn over large stones or paving slabs in the garden and you are likely to find a Red ant colony. This medium-sized ant can deliver a painful sting, so be careful! In summer, winged adults swarm…
Turn over large stones or paving slabs in the garden and you are likely to find a Red ant colony. This medium-sized ant can deliver a painful sting, so be careful! In summer, winged adults swarm…
This distinctive bug is often seen basking on low-growing plants in spring and summer.
The delicate, tube-like, violet-blue flowers of Skullcap bloom from June to September in damp places, such as marshes, fens, riverbanks and pond margins.
Unlike many of its relatives, this shimmering shieldbug is a predator, feasting on caterpillars and a variety of other insects.
This dazzling dragonfly can be seen darting above tree-lined ponds in certain parts of Britain.
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.
Our only venomous snake, the shy adder can be spotted basking in the sunshine in woodland glades and on heathlands.
Also known as the two-coloured mason bee, this beautiful bee is famous for nesting in old snail shells.
The water scorpion is not a true scorpion, but it certainly looks like one! An underwater predator, it uses its front pincer-like legs to catch its prey. Its tail actually acts as a kind of '…
Once considered a weed of cornfields, the Common poppy is now in decline due to intensive agricultural practices. It can be found in seeded areas, on roadside verges and waste ground, and in field…