Despite its dazzling colouration, this fabulous nudibranch can be easily missed, due to its small size!
Join our #MarineConservation team in our Sea Science Lab and dive into dolphin diets - Ymunwch â’n tîm #CadwraethForol yn ein Labordy Gwyddo
Six nations have come together to find solutions to the challenges nature is facing across the Irish Sea. This collaboration crosses national borders to achieve a well-managed and ecologically…
Despite its name, the great spider crab is actually smaller than the more common European spider crab.
Masters of disguise, this species exhibits one of the best examples of camouflage you will find on the seashore!
This remarkable creature shows nature’s fantastic complexity!
The spiky, silvery leaves of Sea-holly give this plants its common name. Look for its beautiful, thistle-like, blue blooms on coastlines and sand dunes in summer.
Sea-buckthorn is a spiny, thicket-forming shrub of sand dunes. It's native to the east coast of England but considered an invasive species elsewhere. It is most obvious in autumn when it is…
Traditionally a coastal species, Lesser sea-spurrey has spread inland, taking advantage of the winter-salting of our roads. Its pink-and-white flowers bloom in summer.
Common sea-lavender can be found around our coasts on mudflats, creek banks and saltmarshes. Despite its name, its not a lavender at all, so doesn’t smell like one.
Skip the town beach and find an untamed shore to explore. Wild sand and shingle beaches are great places to see the variety of natural habitats and the amazing force of the elements that help…
