Species

Bladder wrack

This brown seaweed lives in the mid shore and looks a bit like bubble wrap with the distinctive air bladders that give it its name.

Habitat

Seagrass

Meadows of seagrass spread across the seabed, their dense green leaves sheltering a wealth of wildlife including our two native species of seahorse.

Species

Bladder campion

Bladder campion is so-called for the bladder-like bulge that sites just behind the five-petalled flower - this is actually the fused sepals. Look for it on grasslands, farmland and along hedgerows…

Event

Seeding for Change Seagrass Talk - Torpoint

This link will open on the Cornwall Wildlife Trust website.

Research and restoration of seagrass around Torpoint.
Join us for talks all about seagrass in your local area. Hear from local volunteers, researchers, and the Cornwall Wildlife Trust team…

Event

Seeding for Change Seagrass Talk - Fal & Helford

This link will open on the Cornwall Wildlife Trust website.

Research and restoration of seagrass in the Falmouth and Helford estuaries
Join us for talks all about seagrass in your local area. Hear from local volunteers, researchers, and the Cornwall…

Event

Seeding for Change Seagrass Talk - St Austell Bay & Fowey

This link will open on the Cornwall Wildlife Trust website.

Research and restoration of seagrass in Fowey and St Austell Bay
Join us for talks all about seagrass in your local area. Hear from local volunteers, researchers, and the Cornwall Wildlife…

Event

Blashford Lakes - Winter Wildlife Explorers

This link will open on the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust website.

Become a wildlife explorer for the morning and discover amazing species at Blashford Lakes.

Species

Spiral wrack

This brown seaweed lives high up on rocky shores, just below the high water mark. Its blades are usually twisted, giving it the name Spiral Wrack.

Species

Egg wrack

This yellow-brown seaweed grows in dense masses on the mid shore of sheltered rocky shores. It is identifiable by the egg-shaped air bladders that give it its name.

Species

Channelled wrack

This yellow-brown seaweed grows in tufts at the very top of rocky shores. Its fronds curls at the sides, creating the channel that gives Chanelled Wrack its name.