Rocky habitat
Rocky habitats are some of the most natural and untouched places in the UK. Often high up in the hills and hard to reach, they are havens for some of our rarest wildlife.
Rocky habitats are some of the most natural and untouched places in the UK. Often high up in the hills and hard to reach, they are havens for some of our rarest wildlife.
The nooks and crannies of rocky reefs are swimming with wildlife, from tiny fish to colourful anemones. When shoreline rocks are exposed by the low tide, the rockpools that form are a refuge for…
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.
One of the most bizarre fish to find on the rocky shore, the clingfish appears an assortment of different animals stuck together!
This distinctive lark is a passage migrant and winter visitor to the UK, most often found along the east coast of Britain.
These feisty crustaceans are the ‘Houdinis’ of the rocky shore, evading capture as soon as disturbed!
This vibrant green worm is arguably the most attractive worm found on the rocky shore!
One of the UK’s rarest marine species, this giant of the rocky shore is a very special fish.
A bizarre half lobster/half crab, this squat lobster is one of the true stunners of the rocky shore!
A small colourful sea slug that can be found grazing on sea mats on the rocky shore and beyond the low water mark.
This yellow-brown seaweed grows in dense masses on the mid shore of sheltered rocky shores. It is identifiable by the egg-shaped air bladders that give it its name.
I'm Gemma, the Marine Conservation Apprentice at Cornwall Wildlife Trust. Originally from the Channel Islands, I've grown up stumbling over the rocky shore and snorkelling over hazy…