This black and grey solitary bee takes to the wing in spring, when it can be seen buzzing around burrows in open ground.

A small colourful sea slug that can be found grazing on sea mats on the rocky shore and beyond the low water mark.

Although, commonly referred to as a ‘sea snail,’ this species in fact belongs to the fish family!

This small, round sea urchin is (unsurprisingly!) green in colour and can be found on rocky shores around the UK.

This colonial creature looks like an old-fashioned quill - that's where the name sea pen comes from.

The rare heath fritillary was on the brink of extinction in the 1970s, but conservation action turned its fortunes around. It is still confined to a small number of sites in the south of England,…