Inspire: Rocky Shores

This week’s activity suggested by the Inspire Project is a small guide of animals that can be found on British Rocky Shores. If you happen to find yourself at the beach, try to spot some of these incredible animals!

Dog Whelk: Feeds on mussels and barnacles
Blue Mussel: Filter feeders
Acorn Barnacle: Suspension feeders
Common Starfish: Feeds on molluscs, worms and barnacles
Beadlet Anemone: Suspension feeders
European Green Crab: Feeds on worms, molluscs and arthropods

We would love to see pictures of what you find (preferably no faces in the picture) via our email inspire@discoverysvs.org but please ask your parent/carer about this before sending us anything. If you are worried about anything you see/experience online, please tell a parent/carer about it and consult the following link www.thinkuknow.co.uk