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A stone curlew stands in a dry grassland

Stone curlew

Stone curlews are unusual waders with large yellow eyes - perfect for hunting beetles at night.

A red-tailed mason bee entering her nest in an empty snail shell. She is a small, slim black bee with a fuzzy orange abdomen

Red-tailed mason bee

Also known as the two-coloured mason bee, this beautiful bee is famous for nesting in old snail shells.

Frog orchid

This unassuming orchid is easily overlooked. It is found patchily across the UK, but has been declining for decades.

A cucumber spider sitting on a cypress cone. It's a yellowish-brown spider with a bright apple green abdomen, looking a little like a squashed tennis ball

Cucumber spider

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

Cantharis rustica, a black and red soldier beetle with a black, heart-shaped mark on its red pronotum, rests on a grass seedhead

Soldier beetle

One of our largest soldier beetles, often found on flowers where they hunt other insects.

A horned treehopper sat on a leaf. It's a brown bug with two horns rising from the pronotum, which also extends back along the body in a wavy spine

Horned treehopper

This bizarre bug can be found on plants in woodland rides and clearings.

A gorse shieldbug standing on a gorse bush. IT's a green shieldbug with red antennae and yellow sides to the abdomen

Gorse shieldbug

As the name suggests, this large shieldbug is often found on gorse bushes.

Shore lark

Shore lark

This distinctive lark is a passage migrant and winter visitor to the UK, most often found along the east coast of Britain.

A Batman hoverfly perched on an ivy stalk. It's a yellow hoverfly with black markings, including a marking on the thorax in the shape of the Batman logo

Batman hoverfly

This common hoverfly can be recognised by the dark markings behind its head, which often resemble the Batman logo.