Britain's largest 'diving beetle' is an impressive creature, though it's not easy to find.
The great diving beetle is a large and voracious predator of ponds and slow-moving waterways. Blackish-green in colour, it can be spotted coming to the surface to replenish the air supply it…
An ITV News crew joined divers off Poole Quay as they excavated a half‑metre square of seabed in search of ancient oyster beds for a Dorset Wildlife Trust project funded by Historic England.
The chocolate-brown, plump dipper can often be seen bobbing up and down on a stone in a fast-flowing river. It feeds on underwater insects by walking straight into, and under, the water.
Pepper saxifrage is a classic plant of unimproved hay meadows and roadside verges. It's upright, branching stems carry umbrella-like clusters of creamy-yellow, flowers in summer.
One of the only venomous fish to be found in British waters, the lesser weever fish is certainly one to watch out for!
This sooty-black, day-flying moth is active on sunny days, rarely settling in one place for long.
Although introduced by humans, the fallow deer has been here so long that it is considered naturalised. Look out for groups of white-spotted deer in woodland glades.
Standing proud and tall, the red deer is our largest deer. With its massive antlers, it is an unmistakeable icon of the Scottish Highlands, but can be seen in northwest and southern England, too…
Sika deer were introduced to the UK in the 19th century. They are native to eastern Asia.
The attractive roe deer is native to the UK and widespread across woodland, farmland, grassland and heathland habitats. Look for its distinctive pale rump and short antlers.
