Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
A charming pocket of woodland and limestone grassland with spectacular views over the Vale of Llangollen.
A slice of limestone grassland and maritime heath on the western slopes of the famous Great Orme, teeming with butterflies and wildflowers.
A strikingly beautiful fish, it is not hard to see where the ‘red’ mullet gets its name from!
This brown seaweed lives in the lower shore and gets its name from the serrated edges to its fronds.
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Found on rocky shores and seabeds, the Keyhole limpet gets its name from the little hole at the tip of its shell.
The pearl-bordered fritillary is a striking orange-and-black butterfly of sunny woodland rides and clearings. It gets its name from the row of 'pearls' on the underside of its hindwings…
A short, but pretty plant of unimproved grasslands, the Green-winged orchid gets its name from the green veins in the 'hood' of its flowers. Look for it in May and June.
The white-letter hairstreak gets its name from the white lines that form a 'W' shape on its underside. It is an elusive butterfly, spending much of its time in the treetops.
The ringlet gets its name from the small rings on the undersides of its wings. These rings show variation in the different forms of this species, even elongating into a teardrop shape.
This slender shark gets its name from the spines in front of its dorsal fin. It can use these spines to defend itself by curling in a bow and striking at a predator.
