The bloody henry starfish is normally a bright purply-red colour and is found all around the UK.

The brown shrimp blends perfectly with its seabed home and is found all around the coasts of the UK.

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

This black and grey solitary bee takes to the wing in spring, when it can be seen buzzing around burrows in open ground.

The common mussel is a familiar sight on shores all around the UK and is a favourite food of people, seabirds and starfish alike.

This little fish is found in rockpools during the summer months and has a clever adaptation that stops it being swept away by strong waves - their pelvic fins are fused to form a sucker that it…

This tiny wading bird is most often seen in autumn, feeding on the muddy margins of wetlands.

This worm builds its own home out of bits of shell and sand. It can be spotted on the shore all around the UK.

The nodding, blue bells of the harebell are a summer delight of grasslands, sand dunes, hedgerows and cliffs. They are attractive to all kinds of insects, too.

This crab is common around all of the UK. If you've ever been rockpooling or crabbing, it's probably the shore crab that you've met.