Spotted cowrie
This small sea snail is easily identifiable by the 3 brown spots on the top of its shell.
Chwilio
Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
Chwilio
Netted dog whelk
A small, but feisty scavenger, this carnivorous sea snail does not let anything go to waste!
Plast Off! Beach Clean 2025
Saturday 11th January 2025 was our eighth annual Plast Off! Beach Clean event. Find out how it went...
Red gurnard
This brightly coloured and easily recognizable fish is one of three gurnard species found in UK seas. Collectively, gurnards are known as sea robins.
Beached!
Beached! is a project which aims to map the species washed up on our beaches, especially the occasional mass accumulations of dead or dying sea life on our beach strandlines.
Wellbeing and Writing
Last summer, we held a wellbeing and writing walk, at our Spinnies Aberogwen Nature Reserve. We guided our participants through a wellbeing meditation, using their five senses to map out the…
Seven armed starfish
Brittle stars, sea urchins and other starfish will want to stay out of the way of this speedy carnivorous starfish!
Common eelgrass
This seagrass species is a kind of flowering plant that lives beneath the sea, providing an important habitat for many rare and wonderful species.
Twin fan worm
Worms in the sea are anything but dull and this fan worm, resembling a Catherine wheel, is a perfect example of the intricate beauty these animals possess.
Whelk
The common whelk is the largest sea snail found in UK seas, though you're more likely to find the dry balls of empty whelk egg capsules washed up in strandlines.
NWWT Strategy 2030 Bringing Nature Back
We need to restore nature at a global scale, on land and at sea. And it needs to happen now. Our Strategy 2030 'Bringing Nature Back' provides the high-level framework of how we intend to go about it.
Dog whelk
This sea snail is abundant on rocky shores around the UK. It is an active predator, feasting on mussels and barnacles before retreating to crevices to rest.