It's easy to see where the jewel anemone got its name - the tiny colourful blobs that tip its tentacles look like jewels! Forming dense, colourful carpets on rocky overhangs, jewel anemones…

This big, beautiful fungus is a common one that can often be spotted popping out of trees.

Barnacles are so common on our rocky shores that you've probably never really noticed them. They're the little grey bumps covering the rocks that hurt your feet when you're…

Able to camouflage itself to its surroundings, the European flounder is one of our many amazing flatfish!

Masters of disguise, this species exhibits one of the best examples of camouflage you will find on the seashore!

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

A bizarre half lobster/half crab, this squat lobster is one of the true stunners of the rocky shore!

This sooty-black, day-flying moth is active on sunny days, rarely settling in one place for long.

The common carp is a very large fish that is popular with anglers due to its size and fighting spirit. It frequents ponds, gravel pits and lakes, but is not native to the UK, being introduced in…

One of 2 seahorses found in UK seas, long snouted seahorses are recognisable by their longer snout and fleshy "mane".