Little Cuttlefish
This little cuttlefish really lives up to its name - it only reaches about 5cm long!
This little cuttlefish really lives up to its name - it only reaches about 5cm long!
Cuttlefish are related to squids and octopuses – a group of molluscs known as cephalopods. You may have seen the chalky internal shell, called a cuttlebone washed up on beaches around the UK.…
Masters of disguise, this species exhibits one of the best examples of camouflage you will find on the seashore!
One of 2 seahorses found in UK seas, long snouted seahorses are recognisable by their longer snout and fleshy "mane".
One of 2 seahorses found in UK seas, short snouted seahorses are recognisable by their shorter snout - surprisingly enough!
A most familiar seashore inhabitant, the common starfish truly lives up to its name in UK seas and rockpools!
The loud 'peep-ing' call of an oystercatcher is a recognisable and familiar sound of the seashore. Look out for it hunting on rocky and muddy shores for shellfish to eat. It can also be…
Join us for a guided rockpool ramble in Kimmeridge Bay to discover wildlife on the seashore.
Join us for a guided rockpool ramble in Kimmeridge Bay to discover wildlife on the seashore.
Marine Weeks for 2019 starts on 27th July - 11th August, and to celebrate our wonderful seas, Dorset Wildlife Trust is running lots of great events to help you explore the seashore on your…
There's another world waiting beneath the waves. Seals weave in and out of sunlit kelp forests, cuttlefish flash all the colours of the rainbow, starfish graze along the muddy seabed and…
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) has been made aware of an unusual amount of stranded seahorses being washed up on Dorset beaches within a couple of weeks of one another, thanks to members of the…