Sea potatoes may have a funny name, but they are perfectly adapted for life in the sand. They are a type of sea urchin that live in a burrow in the sand, feeding on dead animals and plants using…

If you happen to be near rocky places such as sea cliffs, shingle coastlines or even gravel paths during the summer months you will most likely come across sea campion.

This black and grey solitary bee takes to the wing in spring, when it can be seen buzzing around burrows in open ground.

Sea lettuce is unmistakeable - most often a bright green and always translucent, it is found on all UK coasts.

As its name suggests, Sea spurge is found at the coast. It is an attractive plant that displays cup-shaped, greeny-yellow flowers and fleshy, grey-green leaves.

A small colourful sea slug that can be found grazing on sea mats on the rocky shore and beyond the low water mark.

Although, commonly referred to as a ‘sea snail,’ this species in fact belongs to the fish family!