Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
This sponge is found on rocky shores around the UK and looks like a thick bready crust (if you use your imagination a bit!).
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The shanny is a common sight in rockpools all around the UK. They are feisty little fish and have been known to bite when caught, so watch your fingers!
With club-shaped leaflets on its fronds, wall-rue is easy to spot as it grows out of crevices in walls. Plant it in your garden rockery to provide cover for insects.
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The yellow flower heads of common ragwort are highly attractive to bees and other insects, including the cinnabar moth.
The laughing 'yaffle' call of the green woodpecker can be heard in our woodlands, parks and gardens. Look out for it hopping about your lawn, searching for ants to eat.
You are likely to spot the smooth newt in your garden or local pond. It breeds in water in summer and spends the rest of the year in grassland and woodland, hibernating over winter.
