A small fish found on rocky shores in the south and west of Britain.

This small reddish-purple seaweed grows in small branching fans on rocky shores. It is widely used in the food industry - and might have been used to produce your ice cream, beer or even jelly!…

Pignut is a small umbellifer, with edible tubers, that is found in woods, hedges and grasslands.

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

A small, day-flying moth that can often be seen visiting garden herbs.

Our most diminutive falcon, the merlin is a pretty bird of prey. It chases small birds, flying low to the ground or hovering in the breeze because of its small size. Resident merlins are joined in…

This small moth is often disturbed from bushes, but also flies on sunny days.

This small sea snail is easily identifiable by the 3 brown spots on the top of its shell.

A small, but feisty scavenger, this carnivorous sea snail does not let anything go to waste!

Like many of our farmland birds, the yellowhammer has declined in number in recent years. Spot this bright yellow bird singing from the top of a bush or fence, or in a mixed-species flock in…