Dog whelk
This sea snail is abundant on rocky shores around the UK. It is an active predator, feasting on mussels and barnacles before retreating to crevices to rest.
This sea snail is abundant on rocky shores around the UK. It is an active predator, feasting on mussels and barnacles before retreating to crevices to rest.
This small sea snail is easily identifiable by the 3 brown spots on the top of its shell.
A small, but feisty scavenger, this carnivorous sea snail does not let anything go to waste!
This jagged-shelled sea snail is normally found near its favourite food - oysters!
Growing in tufts, Crested dog's-tail is a stiff-looking grass, with a tightly packed, rectangular flower spike. Look for it in lowland meadows and grasslands.
Also known as the two-coloured mason bee, this beautiful bee is famous for nesting in old snail shells.
A small colourful sea slug that can be found grazing on sea mats on the rocky shore and beyond the low water mark.
The beautiful pink and white bands of a Painted topshell make it easy to see where this little sea snail got its name!
The 'drumming' of a great spotted woodpecker is a familiar sound of our woodlands, parks and gardens. It is a form of communication and is mostly used to mark territories and to display…
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.
The common whelk is the largest sea snail found in UK seas, though you're more likely to find the dry balls of empty whelk egg capsules washed up in strandlines.
Once widespread, this attractive plant has declined as a result of modern agricultural practices and is now only found in four sites in South East England.