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Corkwing wrasse Paul Naylor

Male Corkwing wrasse, Paul Naylor, marinephoto.com

Wembury's Wonderful Wildlife

Wembury is a Magnet for Wildlife:

There are many amazing plants and animals that live in Wembury Bay and more widely in the county of Devon.

Click on a species group to learn more.

Common lobster
Marine Wildlife

Crustaceans

Why does a crab walk sideways? Crustaceans have jointed limbs and crabs can only bend their joints sideways!
Cuckoo wrasse
Marine Wildlife

Fish, Sharks, Skates and Rays

Discover the colourful world of fish!
cushion star
Marine Wildlife

Starfish and Sea Urchins

Not just the five-armed version you might imagine, starfish come in many colours with up to 12 arms!
Jewel anemones
Marine Wildlife

Anemones and Corals

Jewels of the rockpool, learn about anemones and their close relatives, corals
Compass Jellyfish
Marine Wildlife

Jellyfish

Globally there are more than 200 species of true jellyfish but only six species are found in the waters around the UK!
Nudibranch
Marine Wildlife

Sea Snails and Sea Slugs

Discover the weird and wonderful world of sea snails and sea slugs
2 male cuttlefish compete for the attention of a female
Marine Wildlife

Squids, Octopuses and Cuttlefish

Click here to explore the lives of the most intelligent invertebrates
Assorted seaweeds
Marine Wildlife

Seaweeds and Seagrasses

Seaweeds create important habitats for many animals but are also useful to people! Find out more here
Honeycomb worm
Marine Wildlife

Worms

Reef building worms and a sea mouse with iridescent bristles, click here to learn more about marine worms
Light bulb sea squirts
Marine Wildlife

Sponges and Sea Squirts

These simple animals have fascinating life cycles including one that digests it's own brain!
Jumping dolphin
Marine Wildlife

Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles

Seals, dolphins and even occasionally whales and turtles can be seen off the coast of Devon
Razor shell on sand
Marine Wildlife

Bivalves

Learn about the creatures that make the beautiful shells you find on the shore
Bryozoan, sea mat
Marine Wildlife

Colonial Creatures

These marine creatures are actually made up of a colony of individual animals!
Oyster catcher
Marine Wildlife

Seabirds

Learn more about the seabirds you see soaring above the sea and surrounding cliffs and coastpaths
Thrift
Coastal Wildlife

Coastal Plants

Learn more about plants that thrive in our coastal regions

Please protect these special plants and animals:

Seashore Code

Wembury's wildlife deserves our protection, if you come to explore our beautiful rocky shore and rockpools then we ask you to please follow the Seashore Code.

Together we can protect this special place - today and for future generations to come. 

Download the Seashore Code

 

Harvest mouse

Credit. Vaughn Matthews

Still haven't found what you're looking for?

Click here to search Devon Wildlife Trust's website for more wonderful wildlife including our very special terrestrial species.

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Other wonderful places for wildlife...

Did you know, Devon Wildlife Trust cares for over 60 nature reserves? Why not visit some of these special places?

  Click here to find Devon Wildlife Trust's wonderful wild spaces near you

Click here to find more wonderful wild spaces across the UK

Wembury half and half Paul Naylor

Credit. Dr Paul Naylor

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