Sea slater
These little critters are related to the woodlice you find in your garden and play a very important role on rocky shores.
These little critters are related to the woodlice you find in your garden and play a very important role on rocky shores.
This small reddish-purple seaweed grows in small branching fans on rocky shores. It is widely used in the food industry - and might have been used to produce your ice cream, beer or even jelly!…
The graceful great crested grebe is a familiar sight on our lakes and reservoirs, and is well-known for its elaborate courtship dance, during which it rises vertically out of the water and shakes…
The turnstone can be spotted fluttering around large stones on rocky and gravelly shores, flipping them over to look for prey. It can even lift rocks as big as its own body! Although a migrant to…
This yellow-brown seaweed grows in tufts at the very top of rocky shores. Its fronds curls at the sides, creating the channel that gives Chanelled Wrack its name.
This brown seaweed lives high up on rocky shores, just below the high water mark. Its blades are usually twisted, giving it the name Spiral Wrack.
A small fish found on rocky shores in the south and west of Britain.
A large colourful sea slug found on rocky shores around the UK.
The thick topshell is a common sight on rocky shores in Wales and South West England.
This purply-brown seaweed is a common feature on our rocky shores and on our dinner plates.
The Black-tailed skimmer is a narrow-bodied dragonfly that can be seen flying low over the bare gravel and mud around flooded gravel pits and reservoirs. It is on the wing from May to August.