Cotton spinner
Although they might not look it, sea cucumbers like this one belong to the Echinoderm group and are therefore closely related to starfish and sea urchins
Although they might not look it, sea cucumbers like this one belong to the Echinoderm group and are therefore closely related to starfish and sea urchins
Brittle stars, sea urchins and other starfish will want to stay out of the way of this speedy carnivorous starfish!
A most familiar seashore inhabitant, the common starfish truly lives up to its name in UK seas and rockpools!
Our largest starfish, the spiny starfish can reach an impressive diameter of 70cm!
The bloody henry starfish is normally a bright purply-red colour and is found 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…
This small, round sea urchin is (unsurprisingly!) green in colour and can be found on rocky shores around the UK.
This large round urchin is sometimes found in rockpools, recognisable by its pink spiky shell (known as a test).
Providing expert advice to the North Wales Wildlife Trust (NWWT) on marine issues.
The fluffy, white heads of common cotton-grass dot our brown, boggy moors and heaths as if a giant bag of cotton wool balls has been thrown across the landscape!
Sensational bait ball spectacles at sea, new marine protection and hope for whales and bluefin tuna. The Wildlife Trusts’ annual round-up of life in UK seas presents tales of hope and heartache…