Plants on the beach are full of surprises. Below the tide line, you enter the realm of seaweed. These plants have no roots or flowers, but are as beautiful as any garden plants.
How to collect seaweed
There are numerous species of seaweed found around our coastlines, discover 12 species to look out for in our guide by naturalist Paul Evans.
For seaweed pressing, you don't want pieces of seaweed that are too large to fit onto your piece of paper, so bear that in mind when picking up seaweed and choose small enough pieces.
Avoid pieces of seaweed that are home to wildlife. Some wildlife species, like crabs or snails, can be transferred to other pieces of seaweed, but some, like bryozoan mats, cannot.
