If you’ve ever been rockpooling, you’ve probably seen a limpet or two! Their cone-shaped shells clamp onto rocks until the tide comes in, at which point they become active. Limpets move around…

One of the only venomous fish to be found in British waters, the lesser weever fish is certainly one to watch out for!

Unsurprisingly, the nocturnal long-eared owl sports large 'ear tufts' on its head, while the short-eared owl has much smaller ear tufts. A shy bird, it is best spotted around the coast…

Considered Britain's most threatened butterfly, the high brown fritillary can be only be found in a few areas of England and Wales.

Found on rocky shores and seabeds, the Keyhole limpet gets its name from the little hole at the tip of its shell.

A small colourful sea slug that can be found grazing on sea mats on the rocky shore and beyond the low water mark.

This dainty white butterfly is now only found in a few parts of Britain, where it flutters slowly through woodland clearings.

Found almost everywhere, the large yellow underwing is a night-flying moth that is often attracted to lights. It is brown with orangey-yellow hindwings.

Field elm suffered declines due to the devastating effects of Dutch elm disease, but can still be found across much of the UK.

Although they might not look it, sea cucumbers like this one belong to the Echinoderm group and are therefore closely related to starfish and sea urchins

A beautiful, tiny fungus, green elf cup can be commonly found on the decomposing wood of deciduous trees in woods, parks and gardens.