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    Catcott Nature Reserve - ©Mark Robinson

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Species

River otter (lutra lutra) views photographer from the river - Luke Massey/2020VISION

arctic cowrie

Arctic cowrie

netted dog whelk

Netted dog whelk

Edible Periwinkle

Edible periwinkle

Slipper Limpet

Slipper limpet

Spotted Cowrie

Spotted cowrie

Dog Whelk

Dog whelk

We're still searching fro the perfect photo of this species

Oyster drill

Whelk

Whelk

Nudibranch

Nudibranch

Blue-rayed limpets

Blue-rayed limpet

Painted topshell

Painted topshell

Orange-clubbed sea slug

Orange-clubbed sea slug

Sea hare

Sea hare

Sea lemon

Sea lemon

Keyhole limpet

Keyhole limpet

Chiton (Acanthochitona crinita)

Chiton

Limpets

Limpet

Thick topshell

Thick topshell

Flat Periwinkle

Flat periwinkle

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