One of the UK’s rarest marine species, this giant of the rocky shore is a very special fish.

This beautiful butterfly is one of our rarest, now mostly restricted to the western parts of the UK.

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

Our largest starfish, the spiny starfish can reach an impressive diameter of 70cm!

This brown seaweed lives in the mid shore and looks a bit like bubble wrap with the distinctive air bladders that give it its name.

Europe's largest frog is not naturally found in the UK, but was introduced to Kent and has spread throughout the southeast.

One of our largest soldier beetles, often found on flowers where they hunt other insects.

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.

The ocean sunfish is the second largest bony fish on the planet and visits UK seas during the summer months to feast on jellyfish.

One of our largest and most impressive solitary wasps, the bee wolf digs a nest in sandy spots and hunts honey bees.