Painted goby
This slim fish is usually found on gravelly parts of the seabed, close to shore, but can turn up in rockpools.
This slim fish is usually found on gravelly parts of the seabed, close to shore, but can turn up in rockpools.
Sea lettuce is unmistakeable - most often a bright green and always translucent, it is found on all UK coasts.
One of 2 seahorses found in UK seas, short snouted seahorses are recognisable by their shorter snout - surprisingly enough!
This large round urchin is sometimes found in rockpools, recognisable by its pink spiky shell (known as a test).
The classic fairy tale toadstool, this red and white fungus is often found beneath birch trees in autumn.
Hedgerows are one of our most easily encountered wildlife habitats, found lining roads, railways and footpaths, bordering fields and gardens and on the coast.
Hornwrack is often found washed up on our beaches, with many believing that it is dried seaweed. In fact, it is a colony of animals!
This distinctive lark is a passage migrant and winter visitor to the UK, most often found along the east coast of Britain.
This small duck is an uncommon winter visitor to the UK, where they're usually found on lakes, reservoirs and gravel pits.
One of the only venomous fish to be found in British waters, the lesser weever fish is certainly one to watch out for!
Maerl beds are special underwater habitats found in shallow seas. They’re made by rare types of red seaweeds that grow into hard, twig-like lumps.
Considered Britain's most threatened butterfly, the high brown fritillary can be only be found in a few areas of England and Wales.