Edible periwinkles are a common sight when rockpooling and can be found in huge numbers on the shore.

This is a predominantly subtidal species but can be found on the lowest parts of a sheltered rocky shore in summer.

A bizarre half lobster/half crab, this squat lobster is one of the true stunners of the rocky shore!

This grass-green seaweed is sometimes known as Grass Kelp and grows on pretty much every shore in the UK.

A fierce pirate of the sea, the great skua is renowned for stealing fish from other seabirds and dive-bombing anyone that comes near its nests. It breeds on the Scottish Isles.

This slim fish is usually found on gravelly parts of the seabed, close to shore, but can turn up in rockpools.

This yellow-brown seaweed grows in dense masses on the mid shore of sheltered rocky shores. It is identifiable by the egg-shaped air bladders that give it its name.