Soldier beetle
One of our largest soldier beetles, often found on flowers where they hunt other insects.
One of our largest soldier beetles, often found on flowers where they hunt other insects.
Also known as the flat topshell, these are one of the most common and colourful sea snails you are likely to see when out on a rockpool safari!
Look out for the distinctive white beak that gives this energetic dolphin its name. Don’t be surprised to see them breach and bowride too!
Juliet Sargeant was first inspired by nature as a child: when she’s working, her mind often wanders back to playing in the woods with her friends.
She left a career in medicine to train as…
This beautiful beetle is fond of damp meadows and woodland rides, where it's often found on umbellifers or thistles.
The ringed plover is a small wader that nests around the coast, flooded gravel pits and reservoirs. It is similar to the little ringed plover, but is a little larger, has an orange bill and legs,…
This colonial creature looks like an old-fashioned quill - that's where the name sea pen comes from.
Rare summer visitors, honey buzzards breed in open woodland where they feed on the nests and larvae of bees and wasps.
This dainty white butterfly is now only found in a few parts of Britain, where it flutters slowly through woodland clearings.
Mahesh doesn’t get much time to see Tanvi during the week so weekend adventures with outside are a must.
The rare natterjack toad is found at just a few coastal locations, where it prefers shallow pools on sand dunes, heaths and marshes.