Shore crab
This crab is common around all of the UK. If you've ever been rockpooling or crabbing, it's probably the shore crab that you've met.
This crab is common around all of the UK. If you've ever been rockpooling or crabbing, it's probably the shore crab that you've met.
Also known as the brown crab, this large crab is found around all UK shores and is identifiable by the distinctive pie-crust edge to its brown shell.
Look out for this tiny crab under rocks and boulders on rocky shores - you'll have to look closely though, they're pretty well camouflaged!
If you spot a crawling shell next time you're at the seaside, take a closer look… it might be a hermit crab!
This distinctive lark is a passage migrant and winter visitor to the UK, most often found along the east coast of Britain.
The flower crab spider is one of 27 species of crab spider. The flower crab spider can alter the colour of its body to match its surroundings and to hide from prey. It is not as common as other…
Despite its name, the great spider crab is actually smaller than the more common European spider crab.
The spiny spider crab lives up to its name in every way! Their distinctive spiny shells are often found washed up on beaches.
Look out for the bright red eyes of this speedy crab in rockpools - but be careful, they're notoriously feisty and will give a painful nip!
One of the most bizarre fish to find on the rocky shore, the clingfish appears an assortment of different animals stuck together!
A bizarre half lobster/half crab, this squat lobster is one of the true stunners of the rocky shore!
Join Devon Wildlife Trust’s Wembury Marine Centre for a Shoresearch Survey at Wembury Beach!