This brown seaweed lives in the lower shore and gets its name from the serrated edges to its fronds.

The Great diving beetle is a large and voracious predator of ponds and slow-moving waterways. Blackish-green in colour, it can be spotted coming to the surface to replenish the air supply it…

The hart's-tongue fern is a hardy fern of damp, shady places in woodlands. It also makes a good garden fern. It has simple, tongue-shaped, glossy, green leaves that have orange spores on…

Not to be confused with the ‘jewel anemone’ which resides in deeper waters, the gem anemone is just as wonderful a find on the rocky shore!

The elegant little egret was once a rare visitor to our shores, but can now regularly be spotted around the coastline of England and Wales. Look out for its beautiful neck plumes that herald the…

This worm builds its own home out of bits of shell and sand. It can be spotted on the shore all around the UK.

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

The black sea bream really is a fascinating fish. From sex changes to nest building, this fish is full of surprises!

The loud 'peep-ing' call of an oystercatcher is a recognisable and familiar sound of the seashore. Look out for it hunting on rocky and muddy shores for shellfish to eat. It can also be…

This brown seaweed lives in the mid shore and looks a bit like bubble wrap with the distinctive air bladders that give it its name.

This slender and elegant shark species is often found close to shore all around our coasts and can grow up to 6 feet long.