National Marine Week is the time to celebrate UK seas! Spend happy afternoons exploring rockpools, be dazzled out snorkelling by a chance encounter with a ballen wrasse or simply be amazed by the sight of mullet from the end of a pier.
All around our coasts, The Wildlife Trusts' staff and volunteers will be sharing their knowledge, showcasing our marine environment and enthusing about the awe-inspiring homes and feeding grounds it offers to countless species of creature.
So, whether you want to find out more about minke whales or molluscs, velvet swimming crabs or strawberry anemones, breadcumb sponges or butterfish, and seals or sea birds, take a look at events where you can enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of the sea and learn more about its riches:
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Wednesday, 2 May 2018 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and NorthamptonshireWaresley Wood, Waresley Road, Waresley: This is a fine example of an ancient woodland with oxlips, bluebells, primroses and other wildflowers to be seen together with a good selection of birds. -
Wednesday, 9 May 2018 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and NorthamptonshireClapham Park Wood access from Woodlands Park Recreation Ground, Ashmead Road, Bedford: This woodland stands on a hill of chalky boulder clay giving good views of the area. There is a nearby orchard planted with traditional trees. -
Wednesday, 6 June 2018 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and NorthamptonshireHuntingdon Racecourse, Brampton, Huntingdon: This is a rare chance to visit this little known area where we will hopefully see orchids and a wide variety of flora. -
Wednesday, 13 June 2018 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and NorthamptonshireMowsbury Golf Club carpark, Kimbolton Road, Cleat Hill: This is a good time to visit the site as there should be a wide variety of wildflowers including bee and common spotted orchids, grass vetchling, yellow rattle etc. The archaeological features... -
Wednesday, 4 July 2018 - 10:30am - 3:00pm
Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and NorthamptonshireWicken Fen National Nature Reserve, Lode Lane, Wicken, Ely,: This is such an important and exciting wetland reserve giving an opportunity to see a great variety of birds, dragonflies, wildflowers and butterflies. -
Wednesday, 11 July 2018 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and NorthamptonshireFlitwick Manor Park ,1,Church Road, Flitwick,: This is an interesting and very pleasant area with trees, grassland and a lake.
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