The lightbulb sea squirt is common around much of the UK. Its easy to see where its name came from!

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

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

These little critters are related to the woodlice you find in your garden and play a very important role on rocky shores.

These mat like growths found on kelp and seaweed are actually colonies of tiny individuals animals.

This strange furry creature often found washed ashore after storms is actually a kind of worm!

The black garden ant is the familiar and abundant small ant that lives in gardens, but also turns up indoors searching for sugary food. In summer, winged adults, or 'flying ants', swarm…

Sea-buckthorn is a spiny, thicket-forming shrub of sand dunes. It's native to the east coast of England but considered an invasive species elsewhere. It is most obvious in autumn when it is…

This shiny beetle is common in wooded areas throughout the UK. As the name suggests, it specialises in hunting snails.

This impressive beetle digs burrows, lays thousands of eggs and has bee-riding larvae.

This large round urchin is sometimes found in rockpools, recognisable by its pink spiky shell (known as a test).

Despite its dazzling colouration, this fabulous nudibranch can be easily missed, due to its small size!