Although, commonly referred to as a ‘sea snail,’ this species in fact belongs to the fish family!

The eel is famous for both its slippery nature and its mammoth migration from its freshwater home to the Sargasso Sea where it breeds. It has suffered dramatic declines and is a protected species…

With its prominent, wavy crest, the great crested newt, also known as the 'warty newt', looks like a mini dinosaur! This protected species favours clean ponds during the breeding season…

A non-native species originating from Asia, the harlequin ladybird is prevalent in towns and gardens.

With brown-and-orange markings, the Drone-fly looks like a male Honeybee, but is harmless to us. This mimicry helps to protect it from predators while it searches for nectar in gardens and urban…

This is a predominantly subtidal species but can be found on the lowest parts of a sheltered rocky shore in summer.