Shore crab
This crab is common around all of the UK. If you've ever been rockpooling or crabbing, it's probably the shore crab that you've met.
This crab is common around all of the UK. If you've ever been rockpooling or crabbing, it's probably the shore crab that you've met.
An ambitious plan to halt and reverse declining native species abundance across the Peak District has been awarded £1.69 million funding from the Government's Species Survival Fund.
This species has never before been recorded in Derbyshire.
There's still plenty of wild things to see during the winter months, we've put together a little guide for what you might be able to find around our nature reserves during winter!
The flower crab spider is one of 27 species of crab spider. The flower crab spider can alter the colour of its body to match its surroundings and to hide from prey. It is not as common as other…
Also known as the brown crab, this large crab is found around all UK shores and is identifiable by the distinctive pie-crust edge to its brown shell.
Look out for this tiny crab under rocks and boulders on rocky shores - you'll have to look closely though, they're pretty well camouflaged!
If you spot a crawling shell next time you're at the seaside, take a closer look… it might be a hermit crab!
This distinctive lark is a passage migrant and winter visitor to the UK, most often found along the east coast of Britain.
The Crab apple is familiar as a small tree that produces yellow-green, rounded fruit that is used for making jellies and wines. It can be found in woods and hedges, as well as in cultivated…
Despite its name, the great spider crab is actually smaller than the more common European spider crab.
One of the most bizarre fish to find on the rocky shore, the clingfish appears an assortment of different animals stuck together!