Coastal habitats are found wherever the land meets the sea. With some 17,800km, the UK has one of the longest national coastlines in Europe. The coast is home to many habitats, with cliffs, rocky shores, sand and shingle beaches, sand dunes, mudflats, saltmarshes and grazing marsh.
Our woodlands are a key tool in the box when addressing climate change for their carbon storage potential, but are less well known for their potential to limit flooding events, with wet woodlands providing a great service in slowing the flow of water downstream after extreme rain events.
The common rosefinch is a rare visitor to the UK, usually passing through in autumn.
This striking duck was introduced to the UK and is now established as a breeding bird in England.
This charming little warbler is an increasingly common sight in autumn, when migrants pass through the UK.
This distinctive lark is a passage migrant and winter visitor to the UK, most often found along the east coast of Britain.
Stone curlews are unusual waders with large yellow eyes - perfect for hunting beetles at night.
This small finch nests on moorlands and coastal crofts, spending the winter on the coast. The UK population has declined dramatically.
This dainty seaduck is a winter visitor to our coasts, particularly in northern and eastern Scotland.
Once a rare visitor to the UK, this striking gull is now found nesting here in large colonies.
