Spiny lobster
Spiny lobster, crawfish, crayfish, rock lobsters - many names, one animal! This pretty lobster was made extinct in many areas through overfishing, but is now making a slow comeback.
Spiny lobster, crawfish, crayfish, rock lobsters - many names, one animal! This pretty lobster was made extinct in many areas through overfishing, but is now making a slow comeback.
The brown shrimp blends perfectly with its seabed home and is found all around the coasts of the UK.
A well known inhabitant of UK seas, common lobsters can reach up to 60cm in length.
A bizarre half lobster/half crab, this squat lobster is one of the true stunners of the rocky shore!
Barnacles are so common on our rocky shores that you've probably never really noticed them. They're the little grey bumps covering the rocks that hurt your feet when you're…
These feisty crustaceans are the ‘Houdinis’ of the rocky shore, evading capture as soon as disturbed!
Goose barnacles often wash up on our shores attached to flotsam after big storms.
30 Days Wild is The Wildlife Trust’s national campaign challenging people to get outside and do something wild every single day in June - 30 fun and exciting ‘Random Acts of Wildness’. There is…
The black-and-white barnacle goose flies here for the 'warmer' winter from Greenland and Svalbard. This epic journey was once a mystery to people, who thought it hatched from the goose…
Each week during the period of social distancing, we will be delving into the Wild Cornwall magazine archives to bring you our favourite articles from past and present Wild Cornwall magazine…