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About the seashore

Beadlet anemone, Actinia equina

Britain's coastline is a great place to explore our natural environment. The seashore supports a huge diversity of animal and plant life, living in a range of ecosystems from rock pools to cliff faces and from sand dunes to strandlines (high water marks). The motion of the sea often brings unusual species here, from all over the world's seas and not just from other parts of Britain.

Discuss seashore life here and ask the experts for help identifying your finds including seaweeds, crabs, shells and animal bones. What unusual life might you find?

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Re: Dead Fish identification 1 day ago by Big ma Big ma
Re: Identification of fish 3 days ago by habdab habdab
Re: Identification of sea shell 4 days ago by habdab habdab
Sea Urchin id 6 days ago by lharby lharby
Re: Hi can you id please 3 weeks ago by Episcophagus Episcophagus
Re: Can anyone identify this shell found on the seashore? 1 month ago by billw888 billw888
Re: Unidentified Kimmeridge Bay traces 1 month ago by Jen Jen
Re: Are these sea gooseberries 1 month ago by ckmerlin ckmerlin
Re: spinal bones 2 months ago by Episcophagus Episcophagus
Re: Identify this seaweed? 2 months ago by Episcophagus Episcophagus
Re: What is this?  Found on a beach on the gower. 2 months ago by rhossilian rhossilian
Marine Syllid Worm? 1 month ago by rhossilian rhossilian
Re: Crab-like shell found on Portobello Beach, Edinburgh - what is it? 3 months ago by Cakemonster Cakemonster
Re: small yellow 'eggs' 3 months ago by phillomel phillomel
Re: Hi. Could anyone please identify this fish. 4 months ago by Hock Hock
Re: ID sea creature 5 months ago by Florin - Museum ID team Florin - Museum ID team
Re: What type of crab is this? 5 months ago by Andy P Andy P
Re: Anyone know what these are? 5 months ago by Episcophagus Episcophagus
Re: What are these growths on my mussels? 5 months ago by Episcophagus Episcophagus
What Species of Chiton is this?(I Still Don't Know!!!) 5 months ago by Bird Boy Sam Bird Boy Sam
Re: Mystery of mass crab deaths 6 months ago by Mook Mook
Re: Can you identify this crab shell 6 months ago by wolvesjeff wolvesjeff
Re: crab shell found on beach 6 months ago by Drosophila Drosophila
Re: Can you identify these crab carapaces 6 months ago by wolvesjeff wolvesjeff
Re: Part of crab claw for identification 6 months ago by wolvesjeff wolvesjeff

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