This small, round sea urchin is (unsurprisingly!) green in colour and can be found on rocky shores around the UK.

This large round urchin is sometimes found in rockpools, recognisable by its pink spiky shell (known as a test).

A short, but pretty plant of unimproved grasslands, the Green-winged orchid gets its name from the green veins in the 'hood' of its flowers. Look for it in May and June.

Sea potatoes may have a funny name, but they are perfectly adapted for life in the sand. They are a type of sea urchin that live in a burrow in the sand, feeding on dead animals and plants using…

Although, commonly referred to as a ‘sea snail,’ this species in fact belongs to the fish family!

Sea lettuce is unmistakeable - most often a bright green and always translucent, it is found on all UK coasts.

A large colourful sea slug found on rocky shores around the UK.

As its name suggests, Sea spurge is found at the coast. It is an attractive plant that displays cup-shaped, greeny-yellow flowers and fleshy, grey-green leaves.

The Early purple orchid is one of the first orchids to pop up in spring. Look for its pinkish-purple flowers from April, when bluebells still carpet our woodland floors. Its leaves are dark green…

This large sea slug is anything but dull!

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.