Spider Crab, painted in the old waiting room at the end of Hythe Pier

Spider crabs undertake an annual migration into deeper waters in Autumn, sometimes travelling over 100 miles in total on their outwards and return journeys.

Hythe Pier is a survivor of a bygone age, with its own railway over 100 years old, now being lovingly restored by the Hythe Pier Heritage Association.

Image by Sian Addison