Warty venus
This bumpy shell lives up to its name and lives partly buried in the seabed along the west coast of Great Britain.
This bumpy shell lives up to its name and lives partly buried in the seabed along the west coast of Great Britain.
We face an urgent nature and climate crisis. The situation is dire, with more than one in ten species in England on the brink of extinction and the UK amongst the most nature-depleted countries in…
This funny-looking fish certainly won't be winning any beauty pageants, but it's a real contender for Father of the Year!
This slim fish is usually found on gravelly parts of the seabed, close to shore, but can turn up in rockpools.
A strikingly beautiful fish, it is not hard to see where the ‘red’ mullet gets its name from!
If we all do our part in saving precious water supplies, we can make a huge difference for the environment.
By providing safe places for hedgehogs to live, you’re much more likely to see these prickly creatures in your garden.
The UK is home to so many incredible sea slugs, like this elegant nudibranch.
From spring, look out for the beautiful, speckled gold-and-black breeding plumage of the golden plover. It can be found in its upland moorland breeding grounds from May to September, moving to…
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…
Despite having the familiar sage-green leaves, Wood sage has very little scent, so is not a good cooking herb. It can be found on acidic soils on sand dunes, heaths and cliffs, and along woodland…
Volunteering takes place all around us, but we don’t always notice it or think about what goes into making it happen. As we celebrate Volunteers' Week 2021, we want to say a huge “THANK YOU”…