Jenny wren
With 8.5 million pairs the wren is the UK's most common bird.
Wildlife
Big or small, feathered or furred the UK has some amazing wildlife and this summer we encourage you to go outdoors and celebrate it with us. Whether you've seen a leaping red squirrel or a hovering dragonfly or taken part in a wildlife activity near you, we want to know about it.
You can upload all your wonderful photos to the Summer of Wildlife Flickr group and join the conversation on our Facebook page and Twitter account. So there is no excuse to not See it, Snap it and share it!
It is only fitting to start the Summer of Wildlife season with Springwatch, and as the summer continues look out for Britain's Big Wildlife Revival, The Burrowers and CBBC's Wild!
With 8.5 million pairs the wren is the UK's most common bird.
One of our most loved animals has had a tough time.
No they are quite the opposite: not worms and definitely not slow.
Britain is home to more than half of the world's bluebells.
Natterjack toads are claimed to be Europe's noisiest amphibian.
A little like eels these are primitive jawless fish.
Britain has its own race of beautiful swallowtail butterflies.
English oaks are a symbol of great strength and endurance.
African WildlifeSir David Attenborough's Africa series took over four years to make and has brought us eye to eye with the continent's incredible wildlife in spectacular ways.
Take a trip through the natural world with our themed collections of video clips from the natural history archive.
This is Planet Earth
Nature: Behind the Scenes
Attenborough's frozen planet
Deadly dinosaurs
Baby Animals
Seaside spectacular
Nature's record breakers
Garden wildlife
Jonathan Scott: a wild life in Africa
David Attenborough's Madagascar
Life in slow motion
Garden birds
George's marvellous minibeasts
Wild autumn
Timelapse photography: speeding up life
Going, going, gone
Brilliant bees
Wildlife wind-ups
Year of the Tiger
What on Earth...? 2009
The wildlife of Life
David Attenborough's favourite moments
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From bluebells to adders, celebrate UK nature in the BBC's Summer of Wildlife season.
Sound sense Exceptional hearing is the barn owl's most important hunting tool.
Egg warmer In frozen Alaska, snowy owls transfer heat to their eggs via a brood patch.
Adept hunters Skomer's short-eared owls show off their hunting skills.
Aerial acrobatics The owlets have left the nest but still depend on their parents for food and protection.
Hard core birds Puffins may be hardy, but they are at great risk when they return to shore to breed.
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