This dazzling moss grows in dark places, catching any faint light to glow a golden-green.

Bladder campion is so-called for the bladder-like bulge that sites just behind the five-petalled flower - this is actually the fused sepals. Look for it on grasslands, farmland and along hedgerows…

Our only venomous snake, the shy adder can be spotted basking in the sunshine in woodland glades and on heathlands.

Common alder can be found along riversides, and in fens and wet woodlands. Its exposed roots provide shelter for fish, and its rounded leaves are food for aquatic insects.