Diving over a maerl bed is best described as like flying over a shagpile carpet made up of purple twiglets! It is an incredible sight. A huge diversity of fascinating marine creatures live in and…

Today we are celebrating the winners of the 2023 Marsh Charitable Trust Volunteer Awards for Marine Conservation. This year’s winners have gone above and beyond to support marine conversation…

Today, the first Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) come into force in England, marking an important moment in the UK and The Wildlife Trusts’ marine conservation history. This vital new…

The health of UK seas is at rock bottom – they’re in crisis – so when the UK Government announced two years ago that it would be introducing a minimum of five Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs…

Proposals to ban damaging fishing activity in 13 Marine Protected Areas is welcome, but do they truly move these areas on from being more than just 'paper parks'. Director of Marine…

Since 2014 the Marsh Volunteer Award for Marine Conservation has been awarded to recognise the amazing work Wildlife Trust volunteers carry out to help save our seas. From shark tagging to litter…

The Marsh Volunteer Award for Marine Conservation recognises outstanding contributions to marine conservation. Our underwater wildlife is incredible, and so are the people who volunteer their time…

Marine wildlife expert Paul Naylor dives into the world of one of his favourite fish

Discover the world of these magnificent marine mammals with Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales’ Skomer Island warden, Nathan Wilkie.

The Marsh Christian Trust marine volunteer awards celebrate the achievement of Wildlife Trust volunteers across the UK. Today we celebrate the winners from 2020, and the amazing contributions they…