The RSPB has welcomed Government action to comply with an EU tribunal’s ruling over a sandeel fishing ban – a move which means the restrictions will remain in the North Sea.

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A little puffin, a bird more commonly associated with the coast, has been brought into Hereford's Vets for Pets surgery. "Honestly a first for us… a puffin in Herefordshire," said a spokesperson for ...

A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 13-20 June. Send your photos to scotlandpictures@bbc.co.uk. Please ...

Walpole Tidal Pool is the largest artificial tidal pool in the UK, built in 1937 within what is now the Thanet Marine Conservation Zone, and provides a focal point for sea-loving locals of all ages.

The chalky bedrock combines with sand and mud sediments along this stretch of coastline to really limit the visibility here in all but the most prolonged settled spells.

Images of the toxic substance are also being shown on digital billboards as part of the Belfast Photo Festival ...

The best places to snorkel near London (yes, really) — from Margate to Eastbourne - There’s a surprising amount of sea life to explore close, say Emma and Gordon Taylor ...

Tiny, translucent and no longer than a finger, juvenile European eels, also known as glass eels, might not look like much.

Skinny plankton-feeders up to 30 centimetres long, they swim in great shoals from May to September, burrowing into sand when danger threatens. Fishermen use sand-eels as bait, but we don’t eat them.

Across 7,700 miles of coastline spread between the four nations of the UK are family favourites, wildlife wonderlands, ...

The big striped bass have been feeding off of Sandy Hook for about a week or more now. Mike Pinto at Giglio's Bait & Tackle in Sea Bright said the fish are from a quarter-mile to two miles off the ...