Purple laver
This purply-brown seaweed is a common feature on our rocky shores and on our dinner plates.
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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 seed bag making
This link will open on the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust website.
Join us in making seagrass seed bags to help with Wilder Humber’s seagrass restoration efforts.
Purple hairstreak
The Purple hairstreak is an elusive butterfly with a brilliant purple sheen. It is entirely reliant on oak trees and can be spotted chasing around the treetops in woodlands and parks.
Purple emperor
The male purple emperor is a stunning butterfly with a brilliant purple sheen. Look for it feeding around the treetops in woodlands, or on damp ground, animal droppings or even carrion in the…
St Austell Bay Seagrass Monitoring Training
This link will open on the Cornwall Wildlife Trust website.
Join Cornwall Wildlife Trust for a special training day all about monitoring seagrass and get involved in a local conservation project.
Purple sandpiper
This stocky wader is mostly a winter visitor to the UK, where it can be found on rocky, seaweed-covered coasts, often with groups of turnstones.
Purple topshell
Also known as the flat topshell, these are one of the most common and colourful sea snails you are likely to see when out on a rockpool safari!
Early purple orchid
The Early purple orchid is one of the first orchids to pop up in spring. Look for its pinkish-purple flowers from April, when bluebells still carpet our woodland floors. Its leaves are dark green…
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.
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!
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!