This autumn, ‘unsung hero’ farmers are hard at work giving nature a helping hand for the seasons ahead, providing wildflower ...

As the Coronation Gardens for Food and Nature project comes to an end, we take a look at the impact on individuals, groups ...

Living up to its name, the red-tailed bumblebee is black with a big, red 'tail'. The red-tailed bumblebee is a very common bumblebee, emerging early in the spring and feeding on flowers right through ...

The red mason bee is a common, gingery bee that can be spotted nesting in the crumbling mortar of old walls. Encourage bees to nest in your garden by putting out a tin can full of short, hollow canes.

Spot these giants of the bumblebee world during springtime. They can be seen buzzing from flower to flower getting their pollen fix. Buff-tailed bumblebees are the biggest of the bumblebees and emerge ...

It's easy to see where the blue shark got its name from. These sleek, elegant sharks have beautiful metallic blue backs which provide brilliant camouflage out in the open ocean. Globally, the blue ...

This beautiful butterfly is one of our rarest, now mostly restricted to the western parts of the UK. As the name suggests, the marsh fritillary is often found in wet and boggy places, like damp ...

The Brown argus favours open, chalk and limestone grasslands, but can also be spotted on coastal dunes, in woodland clearings and along disused railways. The Brown argus is a small butterfly that is ...

The speckled wood prefers the dappled sunlight of woodland rides and edges, hedgerows and even gardens. Despite declines, its range has spread over recent years. A medium-sized butterfly, the speckled ...

This beautiful orange and brown butterfly is now a rare sight in the UK The Duke of Burgundy is a small butterfly that takes to the wing in mid-to-late spring. They can be found on chalk and limestone ...

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. The sea hare is a marine snail, found in shallow water and ...

These colourful little fish are a delight for snorkellers or shallow water divers to photograph, rarely being scared off by their presence! Different to other gobies who spend a lot of time resting on ...