Sunset cup-corals (Credit Paul Naylor)
The deep waters around Lundy Island are home to some of the most spectacular and diverse marine life in the UK.
Home to anemones, sea fans, sponges and corals.
Lundy Island sits in the Bristol Channel at a place where cold currents from the north meet warmer ones from the south. This creates the ideal conditions for marine life. In 1986 Lundy became a Marine Nature Reserve. Protected since its designation, the recovery of marine life in the years since has been spectacular.
Today the sea around Lundy is home to anemones, sea fans, sponges and corals. The chocolate finger sponge is just one of many sponges which thrive around the coast of Lundy. 300 species of seaweed cover its reefs and inshore rocks, while seabirds including Manx shearwaters, guillemots and razorbills take advantage of its rich fish stocks.
This recommended Marine Conservation Zone has been designated as the first MCZ.
This site was designated as a non-take-zone ten years ago and has now been designated as the first recommended Marine Conservation. We continue to support the enhanced protection of this site.
Other nearby MCZs
North of Lundy (Atlantic Array area) Morte Platform
Location map
Lundy MCZ is located in the map below.
Contains UKHO Law of the Sea data. Crown copyright and database right and contains Ordnance Survey Data Crown copyright and database 2012
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