Alauda arvensis

The Eurasian skylark is one of the most celebrated songbirds in European literature and folklore, famous for its prolonged, complex aerial song delivered while hovering…

Garrulus glandarius

The Eurasian jay is the most colourful member of the crow family found across temperate Europe and Asia, instantly recognisable by its pinkish-brown plumage, black…

Meles meles

The Eurasian badger is a stocky, powerful mustelid found across much of Europe and parts of Asia, famous for its bold black-and-white striped face and…

Silurus glanis

The Wels catfish is the largest purely freshwater fish in Europe and one of the top apex predators of river and lake ecosystems. Growing potentially…

Talpa europaea

The European mole is a subterranean insectivore that spends virtually its entire life underground, excavating an elaborate network of tunnels that can extend over 200…

Rana temporaria

The common frog is one of Europe’s most familiar amphibians, found in a wide variety of habitats from garden ponds to mountain streams and boreal…

Pica pica

The Eurasian magpie is one of the most cognitively advanced birds on Earth and the only non-mammal known to pass the mirror self-recognition test —…

Coccinella septempunctata

The seven-spot ladybird is one of the most recognizable insects in the world and one of nature’s most effective biological pest controllers, a single individual…

Tettigonia viridissima

The great green bush-cricket, or katydid, is a master of camouflage and acoustic communication, its leaf-like body virtually indistinguishable from the foliage it inhabits. Males…

Cervus elaphus

The red deer is the largest terrestrial mammal native to the British Isles and one of the most iconic deer species in the world, found…