This beautiful beetle is fond of damp meadows and woodland rides, where it's often found on umbellifers or thistles.

A small, day-flying moth that can often be seen visiting garden herbs.

It is easy to be confused by these flower-like animals with flowery names! The ‘daisy’ anemone is one of the larger UK anemone species!

One of our most common ladybirds, the black-on-red markings of the 7-spot ladybird are very familiar. Ladybirds are a gardeners best friend as they eat insects that love to nibble on garden plants…

Horseradish is used as a well-loved condiment. This member of the cabbage family is actually an introduced species in the UK, but causes no harm in the wild.

This beautiful beetle only arrived in the UK in 1960s but is now a common sight on garden herbs.

A very rare species, this moth is now limited to one site in the UK. Males can be a striking reddish buff in colour.

The rose chafer can be spotted on garden flowers, as well as in grassland, woodland edges and scrub.

The rare wildcat is so similar to a domestic tabby that interbreeding is a serious threat to its survival. Although known as the 'tiger of the Highlands', it is shy and elusive, making…

The hart's-tongue fern is a hardy fern of damp, shady places in woodlands. It also makes a good garden fern. It has simple, tongue-shaped, glossy, green leaves that have orange spores on…