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Species

Serrated wrack

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

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.

Volunteer Opportunity

Seagrass Restoration Volunteer

This link will open on the Cumbria Wildlife Trust website.

Be a part of efforts to restore seagrass meadows in Cumbria!

Event

Evening Cruise on the Fleet Explorer

This link will open on the Dorset Wildlife Trust website.

Join us for an evening cruise on the Fleet Explorer to discover the fascinating wildlife of Chesil and the Fleet Lagoon.

Event

Evening Cruise on the Fleet Explorer

This link will open on the Dorset Wildlife Trust website.

Join us for an evening cruise on the Fleet Explorer to discover the fascinating wildlife of Chesil and the Fleet Lagoon.

Event

Evening Cruise on the Fleet Explorer

This link will open on the Dorset Wildlife Trust website.

Join us for an evening cruise on the Fleet Explorer to discover the fascinating wildlife of Chesil and the Fleet Lagoon.

Event

NWT Ponteland Group: Seaweeds

This link will open on the Northumberland Wildlife Trust website.

Local naturalist, Gavin Hardy, will be talking about this important but perhaps over-looked feature of our marine environment.

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.

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.

Event

Birds of the Fleet cruise on the Fleet Explorer

This link will open on the Dorset Wildlife Trust website.

Join us for a guided birdwatching boat trip on the Fleet Explorer, where we will point out some of the species of birds that call Chesil and the Fleet Lagoon home.

Species

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.

Species

Rainbow wrack

A bushy brown seaweed that appears bright blue underwater.