Anter

Pseudosteineria anteramphida

Anter Scientific name: Cerapteryx graminis Antler July to September. Britain and Ireland. A medium-sized, brown moth with an antler-like mark on the…

Black Arches

Melanchra assimilis

Black Arches Scientific name: Lymantria monacha Black Arches Late July to August. Local to southern parts of England, East Anglia and west…

Black Garden Ant

Lasius niger

The common hawker is a large hawker dragonfly which is on the wing from the end of June through to October. It…

Blackbird

Turdus merula

Blackbird Scientific name: Turdus merula Blackbird One of our most familiar thrushes, the melodious Blackbird is a common sight in gardens, parks…

Blue Tit

Chliaria kina

Elementor #3028 Scientific name: Blue Tit Blue Tit Smaller than Great Tits, Blue Tits are also birds of woodland, parks and gardens…

Bordered White

Bupalus piniaria

Bordered White Scientific name: Bupalus piniaria Bordered White May to June, but to early August in parts of northern Britain. Rests like…

Bright-line Brown-eye

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye Scientific name: Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye May to late July with a second generation in the south from August to…

Brimstone

Gonepteryx rhamni

Brimstone Scientific name: Gonepteryx rhamni Brimstone A medium-large butterfly of England, Wales and Ireland. Leaf-shaped wings.   The Brimstone has spread in…

Brimstone Moth

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth Scientific name: Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth Two generations from April to May and August. Common to Great Britain and Ireland.…

Buff Arches

Habrosyne pyritoides

Buff Arches Scientific name: Habrosyne pyritoides Buff Arches Late June to early August. Common in Wales and England as far north as…

Buff-Tip

Phalera bucephala

Buff0- Scientific name: Phalera bucephala Buff-Tip Late May to July. Widespread and frequent throughout Britain, although more local in Scotland. An unmistakable…

Burnet Companion

Euclidia glyphica

Burnet Companion Scientific name: Euclidia glyphica Burnet Companion May to July. Britain and Ireland. Medium-sized, brown with orange-yellow hindwings. Lives on downland,…

Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Buzzard Scientific name: Buteo buteo Buzzard Buzzards suffered from persecution and pesticide poisoning in the early 20th century and until recently were…

Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

Carrion Crow Scientific name: Corvus corone Carrion Crow The common hawker is a large hawker dragonfly which is on the wing from…

Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Chaffinch Scientific name: Fringilla coelebs Chaffinch The Chaffinch is a very common, sparrow-sized finch of gardens, woodland, parks and farmland. Chaffinches build…

Cinnabar

Phyllocladus cinnabarus

Cinnabar Scientific name: Tyria jacobaeae Cinnabar May to August. Britain and Ireland. Medium-sized black moth, red markings on the forewing, hindwings mostly…

Cloaked Minor

Mesoligia furuncula

Cloaked Minor Scientific name: Mesoligia furuncula Cloaked Minor July to September. Ireland, southern England, coastal Scotland and Ireland. A small moth of…

Clouded Border

Lomaspilis marginata

Clouded Border Scientific name: Lomaspilis marginata Clouded Border The common hawker is a large hawker dragonfly which is on the wing from…

Clouded Silver

Lomographa temerata

Clouded Silver Scientific name: Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver May to early July. An attractive species well distributed in England, Wales, Ireland and…

Coal Tit

Periparus ater

Coal Tit Scientific name: Parus ater Coal Tit Coal Tits are small tits of coniferous woodland mainly, although they will also appear…

Common Blue

Polyommatus icarus

Common Blue Scientific name: Polyommatus icarus Common Blue The common hawker is a large hawker dragonfly which is on the wing from…

Common Carpet

Epirrhoe alternata

Common Carpet Scientific name: Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet May to October. Britain and Ireland. A small to medium-sized moth with white and…

Common Frog

Rana temporaria

Common Frog Scientific name: Rana temporaria Common Frog Common Frogs are amphibians, coming to ponds to breed during the spring and spending…

Common hawker

Aeshna juncea

Common hawker Scientific name: Aeshna juncea Common hawker The common hawker is a large hawker dragonfly which is on the wing from…

Common Rustic

Mesapamea secalis

Common Rustic Scientific name: Mesapamea secalis Common Rustic July to August. Common and well distributed throughout Britain.   An extremely variable moth…

Dark Arches

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches Scientific name: Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches June to August sometimes with a partial second generation in the south from September…

Dingy Skipper

Erynnis tages

Dingy Skipper Scientific name: Erynnis tages Dingy Skipper Moth-like in appearance, this small brown and grey butterfly is extremely well camouflaged on…

Dot Moth

Melanchra persicariae

Dot Moth Scientific name: Melanchra persicariae Dot Moth Late June to August. Common to southern Britain, more local in the north of…

Drinker

Euthrix potatoria

Drinker Scientific name: Euthrix potatoria Drinker July to August. Common and well distributed to England, becoming more coastal to the north and…

Dunnock

Prunella modularis

Dunnock Scientific name: Prunella modularis Dunnock The dunnock is a small bird, about the size of a robin, which is common in…

Elephant Hawk Moth

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk Moth Scientific name: Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk Moth May to early August. This pink and olive-green moth is named after…

Figure of Eighty

Tethea ocularis

Figure of Eighty Scientific name: Tethea ocularis Black Garden Ant Late May to July. Common in most of England and parts of…

Flame

Maratus cv.

Flame Scientific name: Axylia putris Flame June to July. Common to Great Britain except in the far north where it is more…

Flame Shoulder

Ochropleura plecta

Flame S Scientific name: Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder Two generations between April and September. Common to England, Wales and Ireland, less frequent…

Fox

Foxella mexicana

Fox Scientific name: Vulpes vulpes Fox The fox has reddish-brown fur, a white chest and a bushy, white-tipped tail, called a brush.…

Ghost Moth

Aoraia insularis

Ghost Moth Scientific name: Hepialus humuli humuli Ghost Moth June to early August. Common and well distributed throughout Great Britain with spp.…

Goldcrest

Regulus regulus

Goldcrest Scientific name: Regulus regulus Goldcrest Goldcrests are tiny birds of conifer woodland, scrub, parks and gardens. As well as our own…

Grass Snake

Natrix natrix

Grass Snake Scientific name: Natrix natrix Grass Snake The common hawker is a large hawker dragonfly which is on the wing from…

Great Tit

Parus major

Elementor #3016 Scientific name: Parus major Great Tit The largest of the UK’s tits, Great Tits are birds of woodland, parks and…

Green Carpet

Colostygia pectinataria

Green Carpet Scientific name: Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet May to September. Britain and Ireland. Small green moth, fades to yellow or white…

Green Woodpecker

Picus viridis

Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Green Woodpecker The green woodpecker is a large woodpecker about the same size as a dove. Green woodpeckers…

Green-veined White

Pieris napi

Green-veined White Scientific name: Pieris napi Green-veined White Widespread and common throughout Britain and Ireland.   Wings white with prominent greenish veins…

Greenfinch

Chloris chloris

Greenfinch Scientific name: Apamea monoglypha Goldfinch A highly coloured finch with a bright red face and yellow wing patch. Sociable, often breeding…

Heart and Dart

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart Scientific name: Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart Two generations, most commonly from mid-May to early August with another second…

Hedgehog

Hedgehog Scientific name: Erinaceinae Hedgehog The hedgehog is the most easily one of the most recognised of British mammals yet they are…

Jackdaw

Corvus monedula

Jackdaw Scientific name: Corvus monedula Jackdaw Our smallest crow, the Jackdaw is a bird of woodland, parkland, coasts and urban areas. The…

Jay

Panoquina jay

Jay Scientific name: Garrulus glandarius Jay Jays are brightly coloured crows that can be found in woodland, parks and gardens. Surprisingly shy,…

Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Kestrel Scientific name: Falco tinnunculus Kestrel Kestrels are one of our best known bird of prey; a familiar sight hovering over the…

Large Emerald

Geometra papilionaria

Large Emerald Scientific name: Geometra papilionaria Large Emerald Late June to late August. Common and well distributed throughout Britain. The largest of…

Large White

Pieris brassicae

Large White Scientific name: Pieris brassicae Large White Common and widespread throughout Britain and Ireland.   A large strong flying butterfly. Brilliant…

Large Yellow Underwing

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing Scientific name: Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing June to October. Common and resident to Britain with large numbers of…

Light Emerald

Campaea margaritaria

Light Emerald Scientific name: Campaea margaritata Light Emerald Two generations from late May to early August and early August to September. A…

Long-tailed Tit

Aegithalos caudatus

Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Long-tailed Tit Long-tailed Tits are tiny birds of hedgerows, woodland, parks and gardens. They build a domed nest…

Magpie

Pica pica

Magpie Scientific name: Eurasian magpie Magpie With its noisy chattering, black-and-white plumage and long tail, there is nothing else quite like the…

Map-winged Swift

Korscheltellus fusconebulosa

Map-winged Swift Scientific name: Hepialus fusconebulosa Map-winged Swift Late May to early July or early August in the north. Locally distributed throughout…

Meadow Brown

Maniola jurtina

Meadow Brown Scientific name: Maniola jurtina Meadow Brown Orange and brown, with black eyespot on forewing tip.   Widespread and common throughout…

Meadow Pipit

Anthus pratensis

Meadow Pipit Scientific name: Anthus pratensis Meadow Pipit The meadow pipit is a very common nesting bird of moorland, heathland and rough…

Orange Tip

Anthocharis cardamines

Orange Tip Scientific name: Anthocharis cardamines Orange Tip Orange-tips are commonly seen in spring and early summer.   Common and widespread, a medium…

Peacock Butterfly

Junonia coenia

Peacock Butterfly Scientific name: Aglais io Peacock Butterfly Red wings with black markings and distinctive eyespots on tips of fore and hind…

Pink-barred Sallow

Xanthia tatago

Pink-barred Sallow Scientific name: Xanthia togata Pink-barred Sallow September to October in the south, August to September in the north. Common throughout…

Rabbit

Rabbit Scientific name: Orytolagus cuniculus Rabbit Originally from Spain and south-west France, the rabbit was brought to England in the 12th century…

Ringlet

Ypthima impura

Ringlet Scientific name: Aphantopus hyperantus Ringlet Underwing has distinctive eyespots: white centre, black inner ring and outer yellow ring. When newly emerged,…

Siskin

Tephroseris sukaczevii

Siskin Scientific name: Carduelis spinus Black Garden Ant The Siskin is a relatively common, small finch of conifer woodlands and some mixed…

Small Copper

Lycaena phlaeas

Small Copper Scientific name: Lycaena phlaeas Small Copper Bright copper with brown spots and brown margin. Undersides orange-brown with spots.   The…

Small Heath

Coenonympha pamphilus

Small Heath Scientific name: Coenonympha pamphilus Small Heath Small, yellow-orange, flies close to the ground. Perches with its wings closed.   The…

Small Tortoiseshell

Aglais urticae

Small Tortoiseshell Scientific name: Aglais urticae Small Tortoiseshell Bright orange and black wings with white spot in forewing which separates it from…

Small White

Pieris rapae

Small White Scientific name: Pieris rapae Small White A small strong-flying butterfly, common and widespread throughout Britain and Ireland.   Brilliant white…

Snipe

Rhagio tringaria

Elementor #3022 Scientific name: Gallinago gallinago Snipe A medium-sized wader, Snipe live in marshes, wet grassland and moorlands, where they nest in…

Woodpigeon

Columba versicolor

Woodpigeon Scientific name: Columba palumbus Woodpigeon Our largest and most common pigeon, the woodpigeon is a familiar bird of gardens, parks, woodlands…

Yellow Meadow Ant

Lasius flavus

The Yellow Meadows Ant is familiar to us as the common ant that creates anthills in grassland and downland habitats, but also…