Humpback whale (c) Richard Shucksmith/scotlandbigpicture.com
National Marine Week: Incredible journeys
25th July - 9th August 2026
From wandering whales, to sea-spanning sharks, soaring seabirds and migrating molluscs - our precious seas are full of incredible journeys. This year we're celebrating some of the most special journeys during National Marine Week.
As tide times vary around our coasts, National Marine Week is 16 days long to make sure everyone can take advantage of the best tides and experience marine life at Wildlife Trust events.
Ways you can get involved
Make a pledge for the sea
Learn about incredible journeys
Go to a Wildlife Trust event
What are incredible journeys?
Nature is full of amazing journeys. There are molluscs battling across rockpools, Arctic terns soaring from pole to pole and eels and salmon travelling from rivers to the open ocean. Let's dive in together and learn about some of these adventures...
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© Peter Cairns/2020VISION
Bottlenose dolphins in Cardigan Bay - credit Sarah Perry
Make a pledge for the sea
Small everyday choices can have a big impact on the wild world around us. You may live many miles from the sea, but that doesn't mean that you can't make a difference. Your actions do matter!
This National Marine Week, will you make one simple change for marine wildlife?
Choose from three pledges:
- Watch what you wash down the sink
- If you eat fish, choose sustainable seafood
- Reduce your use of single-use plastics
If you sign up to receive emails, we'll send you useful guides to help you with your pledge.
Go along to an event!
Wildlife Trusts around our coasts will be running events, from whale and dolphin watching to rockpooling. Explore our marine wildlife, big and small, with your Wildlife Trust.
Browse a selection of the events below, or view all our events!
A big thanks to Postcode Lottery players, who support our marine conservation work and help make National Marine Week possible.
