If you happen to be near rocky places such as sea cliffs, shingle coastlines or even gravel paths during the summer months you will most likely come across sea campion.

A large colourful sea slug found on rocky shores around the UK.

Sea lettuce is unmistakeable - most often a bright green and always translucent, it is found on all UK coasts.

Did you know we have colourful corals in UK seas? Pink sea fans are a type of horny coral - related to the sea fans found in the tropics. Don't be fooled by their name though, pink sea fans…

As its name suggests, Sea spurge is found at the coast. It is an attractive plant that displays cup-shaped, greeny-yellow flowers and fleshy, grey-green leaves.

Despite its name, the great spider crab is actually smaller than the more common European spider crab.

Although, commonly referred to as a ‘sea snail,’ this species in fact belongs to the fish family!

This small, round sea urchin is (unsurprisingly!) green in colour and can be found on rocky shores around the UK.

This colonial creature looks like an old-fashioned quill - that's where the name sea pen comes from.

A small colourful sea slug that can be found grazing on sea mats on the rocky shore and beyond the low water mark.

The black sea bream really is a fascinating fish. From sex changes to nest building, this fish is full of surprises!