Despite its name, the great spider crab is actually smaller than the more common European spider crab.

As the name suggests, this beautiful brown butterfly is most common in Scotland, though it can also be seen in northern England.

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

This bumpy shell lives up to its name and lives partly buried in the seabed along the west coast of Great Britain.

Found on rocky shores and seabeds, the Keyhole limpet gets its name from the little hole at the tip of its shell.

This small finch nests on moorlands and coastal crofts, spending the winter on the coast. The UK population has declined dramatically.

The undulate ray has beautiful wavy patterns on its back, which helps it camouflage against the sandy seabed.

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.

The beautiful pink and white bands of a Painted topshell make it easy to see where this little sea snail got its name!

The spiny spider crab lives up to its name in every way! Their distinctive spiny shells are often found washed up on beaches.

The Keeled skimmer is a dragonfly of heaths and commons with shallow pools. It has a skittish and weak flight, and is on the wing in summer and early autumn.