Sand mason worm
This worm builds its own home out of bits of shell and sand. It can be spotted on the shore all around the UK.
This worm builds its own home out of bits of shell and sand. It can be spotted on the shore all around the UK.
There's another world waiting beneath the waves. Seals weave in and out of sunlit kelp forests, cuttlefish flash all the colours of the rainbow, starfish graze along the muddy seabed and…
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Providing expert advice to the North Wales Wildlife Trust (NWWT) on marine issues.
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Ever spotted a honeycomb-like mound on the beach and wondered what it was? It's a reef built entirely by worms!
This vibrant green worm is arguably the most attractive worm found on the rocky shore!
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