[2][3][4] This species of sea anemone has a maximum diameter of 5 mm (0.20 in) and maximum length of 7 cm (2.8 in);[5] it is similar to Edwardsia claparedii but even more elongate, with a translucent pale orange colour.

It has cinclides (pores in the body wall for release of water and cnidocytes).

[7][8] Edwardsia timida is found in the Irish Sea and English Channel.

[9] It is one of 943 species listed by Natural England in 2014 as species of principal importance for the conservation of biodiversity in England.

[10] Edwardsia timida burrows in sand or gravel from lower shore to shallow sublittoral.