Great mullein is an impressive, tall plant of waste ground, roadside verges and gardens. Its candle-like flower spikes rise from rosettes of furry, silver-green leaves.

A small, day-flying moth that can often be seen visiting garden herbs.

It is easy to be confused by these flower-like animals with flowery names! The ‘daisy’ anemone is one of the larger UK anemone species!

One of our most common ladybirds, the black-on-red markings of the 7-spot ladybird are very familiar. Ladybirds are a gardeners best friend as they eat insects that love to nibble on garden plants…

This beautiful beetle only arrived in the UK in 1960s but is now a common sight on garden herbs.

Horseradish is used as a well-loved condiment. This member of the cabbage family is actually an introduced species in the UK, but causes no harm in the wild.

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

A very rare species, this moth is now limited to one site in the UK. Males can be a striking reddish buff in colour.

This beautiful beetle is fond of damp meadows and woodland rides, where it's often found on umbellifers or thistles.