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Marine Week and beyond…
Author Erin Pettifer On Friday 12th August, our week of diverse and consistently great Marine Week activities came to an end. For me it ended on a high, with the final event at Seven Sisters really highlighting why so much … Continue reading
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Snakelock Sunday
Author Ronnie Reed Like the head of Medusa in Greek Mythology, snakelock anemones are a writhing mass of tangled green tentacles, tipped with purple. This anemone can be found in shallow, brightly lit pools of water because its tentacles contain … Continue reading
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Sea Squirts Saturday
Author Ronnie Reed Attached to rocks on the lower shore, sea squirts can be solitary; live in densely packed clumps, or fuse together to form colonies. Their bodies are embedded in a jelly-like gelatinous coating or ‘test’ which is encrusted … Continue reading
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Fanworm Friday
Author Ronnie Reed These small worms tuck themselves away inside a tube made out of mucus and tiny particles of sediment. They have brightly coloured crowns of feathery tentacles covered with tiny beating hairs which filter food out of the … Continue reading
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Thongweed Thursday
Author Ronnie Reed Look for thongweed on wave swept beaches along the English Channel. During its first year, this seaweed looks like a mushroom on a short stalk growing among the red seaweeds which are normally found on the lower … Continue reading
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Wrasse Wednesday
Author Ronnie Reed This is a brash, brightly coloured family of fish. The most common wrasse around our coastline is the ballan which is found around seaweed in shallow waters off rocky shores or in lower shore rock pools. The … Continue reading
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Mussels Monday
Author Ronnie Reed Shiny and black with a tint of dark purple these smart looking bivalves are a common sight on breakwaters and harbour walls. They can be found on rocky shores attached to the substrate with tuffs of long … Continue reading
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Sand masons Sunday
Author Ronnie ReedSand masons are tiny delicate worms up to 300 millimetres in length and can be found in sand and mud. Small clusters of them can be found near beds of mussels or at the base of rocks where … Continue reading
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Starfish Saturday
Author Ronnie Reed Starfish, everyone’s favourite, and easily identified by their shape and their arms. They can be found moving sluggishly across the seabed, or buried in soft sand or mud. Turn a starfish over and the central mouth can … Continue reading
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Marine Week Ahoy
Author Ronnie ReedMarine Week is coming to town. All around the country, during the second week in August, Wildlife Trusts are celebrating National Marine Week. This has become something of a tradition as Wildlife Trusts, both inland and around the … Continue reading
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