Goose barnacles often wash up on our shores attached to flotsam after big storms.

Their long narrow shells are a common sight on our shores, especially after storms, but the animals themselves live buried in the sand.

These gruesome sounding creatures are actually a type of coral! They get their name as they branch out into lobes as they grow - making them look like fingers on a hand.

This strange furry creature often found washed ashore after storms is actually a kind of worm!

This smelly, strange looking fungus is also referred to as octopus stinkhorn or octopus fungus. Its eye-catching red tentacles splay out like a starfish.