You are likely to spot the smooth newt in your garden or local pond. It breeds in water in summer and spends the rest of the year in grassland and woodland, hibernating over winter.

The rare smooth snake can only be found at a few heathland sites in the UK. It looks a bit like an adder, but lacks the distinctive zig-zag pattern along its back.

This fluffy moth is one of the few species that fly in winter.

The peppered moth is renowned for its markings that have evolved to camouflage it against lichen in the countryside and soot in the city. It can be seen in gardens, woods and parks, and along…

The puss moth is a large and fluffy moth, with a very strange looking caterpillar.

These globe-spanning seabirds can often be seen offshore in autumn, shearing low over the waves.