Animals

Mammals

Birds

Woods provide shelter, food and nesting sites for some of the UK’s most beautiful and interesting birds. And even if you can’t always see them on a wo...

Amphibians

In the UK there are two distinct types of amphibians, the frogs and toads (without tails) and the newts (with tails). Only the common frog and smooth ...

Reptiles

Reptiles need more than one habitat to complete their life cycles and woodland can provide the ideal location.

Butterflies

Butterflies, like moths, are in the insect order Lepidoptera. It's derived from the ancient Greek meaning 'scale' and 'wing' referring to the tiny sca...

Dragonflies and damselflies

Dragonflies and damselflies belong to the Odonata order of insects. They are attractive winged organisms that can be seen in summer.

Beetles

Beetles are the largest order (Coleoptera) of insects with some 350,000 to 400,000 species. They are found in many habitats throughout the world, exce...

Moths

Moths, along with butterflies, are are in the insect order Lepidoptera, which means 'scale' and 'wing' referring to the tiny scales that cover their ...

Spiders

Spiders are air-breathing arthropods with eight legs. They are the largest order (Araneae) of arachnids, with over 40,000 living species recorded.