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

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.

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!

Job

Seagrass Recovery Officer

This link will open on the Essex Wildlife Trust website.

We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate, practical individual to be the post holder of this new role within the Trust’s growing Marine & Coastal Recovery Team.

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

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.