European Garden Dormouse
Living within the European Garden Dormouse — an enchanting, difficult to spot animal and a valuable addition to European habitats Though they are the subject of a thousand gardening nightmares,…
Brown hare
The Brown Hare, Lepus europaeus is a fascinating animal which has been prized for its speed and agility, but equally well renowned for blending into the such with relative ease.…
The Firebug A Fiery Insect
Firebug – Pyrrhocoris apterus — Are not only visually striking with their bright-red and black colouration. Frequently found in groups, sunning on walls, fences and tree trunks. A Harmless Beauty…
The Gentle Giant Crane Fly
Identified as one of the largest true flies, Tipula maxima (Giant Crane fly) is a large and lanky insect that superficially resemble mosquitoes due to their long legs. Of course,…
Slender Beauty — Long-bodied Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta)
This graceful insect with a distinctive elongated body is the Long-bodied Hoverfly, Syrphus ribesii The slender frame and hovering capabilities of this animal are very interesting to watch. A Beneficial…
Golden Jewel the Marmalade Hoverfly
The marmalade hoverfly, Episyrphus balteatus is a fairly conspicuous insect (not least of all because you often see them hovering around flowers) and with its bright orange/black colour scheme easy…
Dung Beetles Nature’s Architects
The Dor Beetle (also known as the dung beetle) is a facinating insect crucial to our ecosystems. It starts with writing about dung beetles, the best-documented insect in existence (at…
Nursehound
The nursehound (scyliorhinus stellaris) is a large, temperate water living catshark and can be found in the waters of North Atlantic and Mediterranean sea. The animal has a spotted pattern…
Small-spotted catshark
The Small-spotted Catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula) is a benthic shark that occurs in the sublittoral, shallow waters of southern and western European seas as well as some parts around north Africa.…
Starry smooth-hound
AboutStar Rating:FishBaseEOLGemfishStarry Smooth-houndimage from Wikipedia CommonsThe Starry smooth-hound is a houind shark with the star-like markings on its skin which results in this very descriptive name of the species.Mustelus asteriasImage…