A non-native species originating from Asia, the harlequin ladybird is prevalent in towns and gardens.
This tiny wading bird is most often seen in autumn, feeding on the muddy margins of wetlands.
A familiar garden bird, the blue tit can be seen around bird tables and feeders, as well as in woodlands and parks. Listen out for its trilling, 'tsee-tsee-tsee' song. It is smaller than…
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Masters of disguise, this species exhibits one of the best examples of camouflage you will find on the seashore!
This streaky brown bird is a winter visitor, occasionally found walking around the muddy margins of marshes.
A familiar garden bird, the great tit can be seen around bird tables and feeders, as well as in woodlands and parks. Listen out for its shrill song that sounds just like a bicycle pump being used…
Violet ground beetles are active predators, coming out at night to hunt slugs and other invertebrates in gardens, woodlands and meadows.
Ask any child – and most adults, come to that – to draw a spider in its home, and you’ll get a circular or polygonal web. Those orb-web spiders may well be the most obvious kind around our houses…
