Author: Amanda Scott

  • Beautiful Demoiselle

    Beautiful Demoiselle

    Beautiful Demoiselle damselflies are on the wing from early summer until the early autumn. Photo: © Natural England/Chris Gomersall

  • Common Lizard

    Common Lizard

    Common Lizards vary quite a bit in colour, from green to brown.  Photo: © Natural England/Paul Lacey

  • Basking Shark

    Basking Shark

    These gentle giants of the seas can be spotted round the Lizard coastline in the summer. Look out for their dorsal and tail fins above the waves. Photo: Greg Skomal

  • Dasysyrphus albostriatus

    Dasysyrphus albostriatus

    Spring and summer usher in hoverflies – there are so many species that only a handful have common names. Photo: Andy Pay

  • Brassica Bug

    Brassica Bug

    Look out for gorgeous little Brassica Bugs on crucifer species, such as Scurvy-grass or Garlic Mustard. Photo: Sally Luker

  • Mediterranean Gull

    Mediterranean Gull

    Some Mediterranean Gulls overwinter round the Lizard coast, before returning to their summer breeding grounds. Photo: © Allan Drewitt/Natural England

  • Herring Gull

    Herring Gull

    Did you know the Herring Gull is a red-listed species in the UK? Photo: © Natural England/Julian Dowse

  • Roe Deer

    Roe Deer

    Although still more common in eastern and central Cornwall, Roe Deer have more recently been spreading further west, including to The Lizard. Windmill Farm is a good place to see […]

  • Harvest Mouse

    Harvest Mouse

    You are more likely to spot the closely woven nest of a Harvest Mouse than the animal itself. Photo: ©Natural England/Julian Dowse

  • Otter

    Otter

    The shy Otter can be hard to spot, but look for its spraints along river courses and by the coast. Photo: ©Natural England/Allan Drewitt

  • Hedgehog

    Hedgehog

    Hedgehogs are not numerous on The Lizard, but keep an eye out on those late evening strolls from spring to autumn. Photo: © Amanda Scott

  • Shag

    Shag

    This Shag was spotted building its nest at Lizard Point. Photo: © Richard Birchett

  • Great Black-backed Gull

    Great Black-backed Gull

    In winter, Great Black-backed Gulls will often venture inland to hunt for food: look out for them near inland pools or scavenging at disposal sites.Photo: Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA […]

  • Marmalade Fly

    Marmalade Fly

    The Marmalade Fly, our most common hoverfly, can be seen most of the year, as overwintering adults will emerge on sunny winter days.Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Common Darter

    Common Darter

    The Common Darter is one of our latest-flying dragonflies: it is on the wing from June into October, and even November in warmer autumns. Photo: © Natural England/Paul Lacey

  • Kittiwake

    Kittiwake

    Kittiwakes live far out at sea during the winter, but can be spotted round the coast in the breeding season, from March to August. Photo: © Natural England/Neil Pike