This smelly, strange looking fungus is also referred to as octopus stinkhorn or octopus fungus. Its eye-catching red tentacles splay out like a starfish.

The Leisler's bat flies fast and high near the treetops, but you might also spot it flying around lamp posts, looking for insects attracted to the light.

These bulky beetles can sometimes be found on flowers in woodland rides or along hedgerows.

This funny-looking fish certainly won't be winning any beauty pageants, but it's a real contender for Father of the Year!

The rose chafer can be spotted on garden flowers, as well as in grassland, woodland edges and scrub.

Goose barnacles often wash up on our shores attached to flotsam after big storms.

The sparrowhawk is a small bird of prey that can be found in all kinds of habitats and often visits gardens looking for its prey - small birds like finches, tits and sparrows.

This strange furry creature often found washed ashore after storms is actually a kind of worm!

The marsh hair moss is the largest moss in the UK. Look out for it in damp woodland and on boggy heathlands where it forms large, green and spikey 'cushions'.

This large, fluffy-looking moth is on the wing in July and August, but you might spot a caterpillar at almost any time of year.