Event

Seagrass and Kelp Monitoring Training (Snorkel)

This link will open on the Cornwall Wildlife Trust website.

Join this marine citizen science project, for Seasearchers, using snorkelling to map valuable seagrass and kelp habitats in Cornwall

Species

Sugar kelp

Sugar kelp is the crinkly belt like kelp that can often be found in deep rockpools on the lower shore or washed up on the beach after rough seas.

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

Coastal explorer - Knott End

This link will open on the The Bay website.

For National Marine Week we'll have the opportunity to discover what's living on our shores & in our seas, searching the strandline together

Event

Coastal explorer - Rossall Tower

This link will open on the The Bay website.

For National Marine Week we'll have the opportunity to discover what's living on our shores & in our seas, searching the strandline together

Event

Coastal explorer - Rossall Tower

This link will open on the Lancashire Wildlife Trust website.

For National Marine Week we'll have the opportunity to discover what's living on our shores & in our seas, searching the strandline together

Event

Coastal explorer - Knott End

This link will open on the Lancashire Wildlife Trust website.

For National Marine Week we'll have the opportunity to discover what's living on our shores & in our seas, searching the strandline together

Event

Seaweed Identification Workshop

This link will open on the Cornwall Wildlife Trust website.

Join Cornwall Wildlife Trust and seaweed expert, Esther Hughes for a day full of tips and tricks to identify Cornish seaweeds.

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.

Habitat

Kelp forests

Forests of kelp sway in shallow sunlit waters, offering shelter to a host of sea life from tiny worms to juvenile fish.