Hedgerow

This sooty-black, day-flying moth is active on sunny days, rarely settling in one place for long.

This large shieldbug lives up to its name, bristling with long pale hairs. It's a common sight in parks, hedgerows and woodland edges in much of the UK.

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

This large, fluffy-legged moth is often attracted to lights in May and June.

These moths can be seen flying on sunny days, but you're more likely to spot the fuzzy caterpillars crawling over paths.

The caterpillars of this fluffy white moth are best admired from a distance, as their hairs can irritate the skin.

This brightly-coloured beetle is often found feeding on flowers on warm days in late spring and summer.

The common name of the Bloody-nosed beetle derives from its unusual defence mechanism: when threatened, it secretes a distasteful blood-red liquid from its mouth. This flightless beetle can be found on grassland and heathland, and along hedgerows.

These bulky beetles can sometimes be found on flowers in woodland rides or along hedgerows.

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

There are several species of cucumber spider, recognised by their bright green abdomen.

The striking red crown, golden back, and bright yellow wings of the goldfinch make it one of our prettiest garden birds. It happily visits birdtables and feeders across the UK.

Our most well-known amphibian, the common frog is a regular visitor to garden ponds across the country, where they feast on slugs and snails. In winter, they hibernate in pond mud or under log piles.

This snowy white moth is easily mistaken for the similar brown-tail, until it lifts its abdomen to reveal a burst of golden-yellow.

The turtle dove is the UK's fastest declining bird species and is on the brink of extinction. A small and pretty pigeon, it breeds in lowland England and winters in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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

The melodious song of the nightingale is the most likely sign of this bird being about. Shy and secretive, it sings from dense scrub and woodland, day and night.

A ferocious and fast predator, the Devil's coach horse beetle hunts invertebrates after dark in gardens and on grasslands. It is well-known for curling up its abdomen like the tail of a scorpion when defending itself.

The mohawk-sporting caterpillar of this moth is often seen on shrubs and trees in late summer. As adults the orange-brown males fly by day, but the flightless females don't stray far from their cocoon.