Rainbow wrack
A bushy brown seaweed that appears bright blue underwater.
A bushy brown seaweed that appears bright blue underwater.
This beautiful orange and brown butterfly is now a rare sight in the UK
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Elise has been coming to Potted Histories for four years. The activities help her overcome the pain that arthritis causes her, and to cope better with her diabetes because being outside makes her…
Yn gwibio o gwmpas y tŷ yn yr haf, mae'r copyn heglog, brown yn gyfarwydd i lawer ohonom. Mae’n ffynhonnell fwyd werthfawr i lawer o adar.
Their long narrow shells are a common sight on our shores, especially after storms, but the animals themselves live buried in the sand.
This small sea snail is easily identifiable by the 3 brown spots on the top of its shell.
The White admiral is a striking black-and-white butterfly with a delicate flight that includes long glides. It prefers shady woodlands where it feeds on Bramble.
This streaky brown bird is a summer visitor to Britain, favouring open woodlands in the north and west.
As the UK’s tallest bird the common crane is instantly recognisable with the ruffle of tail feathers and very long legs. Their bugling call is also very distinctive.
The sea hare looks like a sea slug – but in fact has an internal shell. They can be up to 20cm long but are usually much shorter.
This large shieldbug lives up to its name, bristling with long pale hairs. It's a common sight in parks, hedgerows and woodland edges in much of the UK.