Look out for the small, yellow flowers of Celery-leaved buttercup in wet meadows and at the edges of ponds and ditches. It flowers from May to September.

A common moth across most of the UK. The large, hairy caterpillars are often seen in late summer.

These globe-spanning seabirds can often be seen offshore in autumn, shearing low over the waves.

Ever spotted a honeycomb-like mound on the beach and wondered what it was? It's a reef built entirely by worms!

Frogbit looks like a mini water-lily as it floats on the surface of ponds, lakes and still waterways. It offers shelter to tadpoles, fish and dragonfly larve.

This huge gull can be seen around most of the UK's coasts in summer, with some venturing inland in winter.

These large seals can often be seen bobbing in the sea or lying on beaches waiting for their food to go down.

Ever noticed lots of little white spirals on seaweed fronds on rocky shores? These are tiny tube worms!

This well-camouflaged wader is a winter visitor to the UK, where it can be seen feeding on wetlands with a distinctive bobbing motion.

As its name suggests, Water dock likes damp places, such as the egdes of canals, ponds and rivers. It is a tall plant with large, greenish flower spikes.