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.

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.

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

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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

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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

Rainbow wrack

A bushy brown seaweed that appears bright blue underwater.

Species

Serrated wrack

This brown seaweed lives in the lower shore and gets its name from the serrated edges to its fronds.