Ernie Janes / Bait diggers on The Wash at lowtide, Norfolk, UK, August

Ernie Janes / Silhouette of people digging on The Wash at lowtide, Norfolk, UK, August 2008

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Bait digging on mud flats, with wind turbines in background, South Swale, Kent, England, UK, December

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Three men walking out to go bait digging on mud flats, South Swale, Kent, England, UK, November.

Ernie Janes / Bait diggers on The Wash at lowtide, Norfolk, UK, August

Ernie Janes / Bait diggers on The Wash at lowtide, Norfolk, UK, August

Ernie Janes / Bait diggers on The Wash at lowtide, Norfolk, UK, August

Ernie Janes / Bait diggers on The Wash at lowtide, Norfolk, UK, August

Ernie Janes / Bait diggers on The Wash at lowtide, Norfolk, UK, August

Ernie Janes / Lugworms (Arenicola marina) dug for fishing bait, UK

Ernie Janes / Silhouette of fisherman digging for lugworms on Hunstanton Beach at low tide, The Wash, Norfolk, UK, September

Ernie Janes / Fisherman digging for Lugworms (Arenicola marina) on mudflats at low tide, for use as fishing bait, Morston, Norfolk, UK, May

Roger Powell / Three Bar-tailed godwits (Limosa lapponica) in winter plumage, foraging for lugworms at low tide, Boulmer, Northumberland, UK

Robert Thompson / Fishermen digging for Lugworms {Arenicola marina} at low tide, Belfast Habour Estate, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK, August 2006

Robert Thompson / Fishermen digging for Lugworms {Arenicola marina} at low tide, Belfast Habour Estate, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK, August 2006

MYN / Niall Benvie / Three Lugworms {Arenicola marina} Scotland, UK meetyourneighbours.net project

Gary K. Smith / Bait diggers digging for lugworms on The Wash with wind farm turbines in the background, Norfolk, UK, August,