Flame shell
It's easy to see where this stunning bivalve got its name from - the bright orange tentacles emerging from the shell really do look like flames!
It's easy to see where this stunning bivalve got its name from - the bright orange tentacles emerging from the shell really do look like flames!
Dara shares his different way of looking at the world and a different way of ‘being’.
Their long narrow shells are a common sight on our shores, especially after storms, but the animals themselves live buried in the sand.
This small sea snail is easily identifiable by the 3 brown spots on the top of its shell.
This large round urchin is sometimes found in rockpools, recognisable by its pink spiky shell (known as a test).
If you spot a crawling shell next time you're at the seaside, take a closer look… it might be a hermit crab!
This worm builds its own home out of bits of shell and sand. It can be spotted on the shore all around the UK.
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.
One of the UK’s smallest and most delicate sea snails and an absolute favourite find for avid shell collectors when washed upon the shore empty!
The sea hare looks like a sea slug – but in fact has an internal shell. They can be up to 20cm long but are usually much shorter.