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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

Egg wrack

This yellow-brown seaweed grows in dense masses on the mid shore of sheltered rocky shores. It is identifiable by the egg-shaped air bladders that give it its name.

Event

Cumbria’s Marine Life and Seagrass Restoration

This link will open on the Cumbria Wildlife Trust website.

Cumbria Wildlife Trust’s Marine Officer Amber Gould talks about the life in the Irish Sea, and the Trust’s current seagrass restoration work.

Event

St Austell Bay Seagrass Monitoring Training

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Join Cornwall Wildlife Trust for a special training day all about monitoring seagrass and get involved in a local conservation project.

Event

Seagrass restoration cycle tour

This link will open on the Cumbria Wildlife Trust website.

A cycle ride from Morrisons Dock in Barrow, down the old line path to Roa island.

Event

Wildlife Explorers Club

This link will open on the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust website.

An event for 8 to 16 year olds to learn new skills and explore the outdoors!

Event

Wildlife Explorers Club

This link will open on the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust website.

An event for 8 to 16 year olds to learn new skills and explore the outdoors!

Event

Wildlife Explorers Club

This link will open on the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust website.

An event for 8 to 16 year olds to learn new skills and explore the outdoors!

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.