A familiar black bird of our lakes, ponds and rivers, the moorhen is widespread; look out for its large and untidy-looking nest on the water in spring. It can be distinguished from the similar…

Seeing a red kite soaring high in the sky is a true delight! Once a very rare bird, thanks to successful reintroduction projects these wonderful birds can now be seen in lots of places in the UK…

Horsehair worms are parasitic worms of the clade Nematoida alongside their sister taxa Nematoda, the roundworms. The most famous trait of certain species of horsehair worms is the ability to alter…

This dainty seaduck is a winter visitor to our coasts, particularly in northern and eastern Scotland.

This huge gull can be seen around most of the UK's coasts in summer, with some venturing inland in winter.

This unmistakable moth spends the winter as an adult, tucked away in a sheltered spot like a cave or outbuilding.

Red-necked grebes occasionally attempt to nest in the UK, but they're more often seen as winter visitors to sheltered coasts.

The thick topshell is a common sight on rocky shores in Wales and South West England.

One of the earliest moths to emerge each year, spending the winter as a pupa and flying from March to May.