Scilly's seaweeds
A rockpool can match any garden in wildness and rugged beauty. The seashore itself is a rich, vibrant jungle of life, home to thousands of creatures and plants that make up our spectacular marine…
A rockpool can match any garden in wildness and rugged beauty. The seashore itself is a rich, vibrant jungle of life, home to thousands of creatures and plants that make up our spectacular marine…
John has worked in fisheries management for over 25 years. He has seen our waterways at their best – and their worst. He knows firsthand how devastating unhealthy rivers can be for wildlife and…
Hornwrack is often found washed up on our beaches, with many believing that it is dried seaweed. In fact, it is a colony of animals!
This large burrowing bivalve is found on sandy seabeds around much of the UK. It is the longest-lived animal known to man, with one individual found to be 507 years old!
A bushy brown seaweed that appears bright blue underwater.
This purply-brown seaweed is a common feature on our rocky shores and on our dinner plates.
These mat like growths found on kelp and seaweed are actually colonies of tiny individuals animals.
This grass-green seaweed is sometimes known as Grass Kelp and grows on pretty much every shore in the UK.
This brown seaweed lives in the lower shore and gets its name from the serrated edges to its fronds.
Ever noticed lots of little white spirals on seaweed fronds on rocky shores? These are tiny tube worms!
In mild years, the spring-flowering primrose can appear as early as December. Look out for its pretty, creamy-yellow flowers in woodlands and grasslands.