Oarweed
The tops of Oarweed fronds can be spotted floating on low tides. Kelp beds are an important habitat, providing shelter for many other marine creatures.
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Seagrass
Meadows of seagrass spread across the seabed, their dense green leaves sheltering a wealth of wildlife including our two native species of seahorse.
Seagrass Restoration Volunteer
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Be a part of efforts to restore seagrass meadows in Cumbria!
Sea slugs, seaweeds and snorkel trails make headlines in The Wildlife Trusts’ 2024 marine review
Ordinary people find extraordinary ‘climate indicator’ species in UK waters
Wildlife Trust volunteers clock over 46,000 hours of surveys and beach cleans
Research highlights the…
Common eelgrass
This seagrass species is a kind of flowering plant that lives beneath the sea, providing an important habitat for many rare and wonderful species.
Celebrating Elke Mackenzie: Explorer, scientist and lichenologist, in honour of LGBTQ+ History Month
Finley Reynolds, Co-Chair of The Wildlife Trusts' Out for Nature network, explores the legacy of Elke Mackenzie—a trailblazing botanist and explorer whose lichenology work shaped natural…
Pressed seaweed crafts at the Wild Seas Centre
This link will open on the Dorset Wildlife Trust website.
Use pressed seaweeds to make Christmas cards and gifts with a difference.
Wildlife Explorers Family After School Course at the Centre for Wildlife Gardening
This link will open on the London Wildlife Trust website.
A free, fun after school course for families.
Exploring local wildlife - in Urdu, Arabic and Slovakian
Several Wildlife Trusts have trialled new 'Wildlife Explorer' cards to help non-English speaking communities find out about the wildlife near them. Cheryl Burns, The Wildlife Trusts…
Seaglass Art and Jewellery Making
This link will open on the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust website.
Make recycled, colourful crafts from seaglass found on Yorkshire's beaches!
European seabass
Seabass is a seafood favourite, appearing on menus throughout the UK. But it's in trouble in UK seas, with much of the seabass we eat imported from European fish farms.
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