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Chwilio
My bigger picture
Acclaimed underwater photographer Paul Naylor has been diving and capturing images of life in the waters around the British coast for years, with over 2,000 dives to his name. He knows the impact…
Oyster drill
This jagged-shelled sea snail is normally found near its favourite food - oysters!
What makes the spit you see on leaves in summer?
My secret garden
Rowan loves the fresh smell and sight of the buttercups in the wildflower meadows at Besthorpe. It's a special place because there are precious few spots like this where she can spend time…
Dolphins colouring sheet
Colour in the different types of dolphin that live in the sea.
Marine colouring sheet
Colour in the wonderful things that live under the sea.
The strangest-looking UK species
Atlantic salmon
The Atlantic salmon spends most of its life at sea, but makes an epic journey back to the river or stream in which it hatched to spawn. Look out for it in freshwater rivers in the north and west…
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
Lobster
A well known inhabitant of UK seas, common lobsters can reach up to 60cm in length.