Harvest mouse
The harvest mouse is tiny - an adult can weigh as little as a 2p piece! It prefers habitats with long grass, but you are most likely to spot its round, woven-grass nests.
The harvest mouse is tiny - an adult can weigh as little as a 2p piece! It prefers habitats with long grass, but you are most likely to spot its round, woven-grass nests.
The tiny, brown wood mouse is one of our most common rodents and is very likely to be found in the garden. It is similar to the house mouse, but has larger ears and eyes relative to its size.
The tiny, grey-brown house mouse is one of our most successful mammals. It thrives around buildings but is less likely to be found in our houses these days due to better construction.
This strange furry creature often found washed ashore after storms is actually a kind of worm!
The Wildlife Trusts are aghast that as many as 64,000 badgers could be shot this autumn as the government announces the largest ever seasonal cull. In Cheshire alone licences for killing nearly…
Common mouse-ear is a persistent 'weed' of fields and gardens, verges and hedgerows - all kinds of habitats. But, like many of our weed species, it is still a good food source for…
Looking a bit like a ragged version of a dandelion, mouse-ear hawkweed has lemon-yellow flower heads that are tinged with red at their outer edges. It likes grassy places with short turf and…
Conservation successes undermined by increasing disruption to UK seas
Britain's largest 'diving beetle' is an impressive creature, though it's not easy to find.
Our largest starfish, the spiny starfish can reach an impressive diameter of 70cm!
Europe's largest frog is not naturally found in the UK, but was introduced to Kent and has spread throughout the southeast.