Water mint
Water mint grows in damp places and has aromatic leaves that can be used to flavour food and drink. Gathering wild food can be fun, but it's best to do it with an expert - come to a Wildlife…
Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
Water mint grows in damp places and has aromatic leaves that can be used to flavour food and drink. Gathering wild food can be fun, but it's best to do it with an expert - come to a Wildlife…
These bulky beetles can sometimes be found on flowers in woodland rides or along hedgerows.
Wet woodlands in the UK can be wild, secretive places. Tangles of trailing creepers, tussocky sedges and lush tall-herbs conceal swampy pools and partially submerged fallen willow trunks, likely…
This long-lived bivalve can be found buried in the sand on the south and west coasts of the UK.
With black-and-yellow markings, the Hornet robberfly looks like its namesake, but is harmless to us. This mimicry helps to protect it from predators while it perches in the open, waiting for its…
Graham has been mad about butterflies all his life. He volunteers for Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust and records them on a local nature reserve as well as nationally.
The porbeagle shark is a member of the shark family Lamnidae, making it one of the closest living relatives of the great white shark.
This big, beautiful fungus is a common one that can often be spotted popping out of trees.
Edible periwinkles are a common sight when rockpooling and can be found in huge numbers on the shore.
This is a predominantly subtidal species but can be found on the lowest parts of a sheltered rocky shore in summer.
The rose chafer can be spotted on garden flowers, as well as in grassland, woodland edges and scrub.