Sea hare
The sea hare looks like a sea slug – but in fact has an internal shell. They can be up to 20cm long but are usually much shorter.
The sea hare looks like a sea slug – but in fact has an internal shell. They can be up to 20cm long but are usually much shorter.
Sometimes called 'Wild spinach', Sea beet can be cooked and eaten. It grows wild on shingle beaches, cliffs and bare ground near to the sea, as well as in saltmarshes.
A large colourful sea slug found on rocky shores around the UK.
If you happen to be near rocky places such as sea cliffs, shingle coastlines or even gravel paths during the summer months you will most likely come across sea campion.
Sea lettuce is unmistakeable - most often a bright green and always translucent, it is found on all UK coasts.
As its name suggests, Sea spurge is found at the coast. It is an attractive plant that displays cup-shaped, greeny-yellow flowers and fleshy, grey-green leaves.
A small colourful sea slug that can be found grazing on sea mats on the rocky shore and beyond the low water mark.
Although, commonly referred to as a ‘sea snail,’ this species in fact belongs to the fish family!
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This black and grey solitary bee takes to the wing in spring, when it can be seen buzzing around burrows in open ground.
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This small, round sea urchin is (unsurprisingly!) green in colour and can be found on rocky shores around the UK.