Marine
There's another world waiting beneath the waves. Seals weave in and out of sunlit kelp forests, cuttlefish flash all the colours of the rainbow, starfish graze along the muddy seabed and…
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Gearing up for National Marine Week
This year for National Marine Week, we're highlighting six intertidal species you might spot on a visit to the Somerset Coast this summer.
Life membership
Could you make the ultimate commitment to protecting Somerset’s wildlife and wild places? By choosing Life Membership you would be showing an important and valuable commitment to the vital work of the Trust for years to come.
The Wildlife Trusts’ 2025 marine review
A year of disasters, discoveries and determination around UK shores
My quiet life
Jane is the Quality Manager at Sutton in Ashfield based business nmcn one of the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust’s Business partners. She has kindly shared with us her inspiring wild life story.…
My new life
Working full time in a windowless room cut Sonja off from the natural world around her; but spending time in wild places has helped her to discover herself since a shock diagnosis two years ago.…
Government says yes to Highly Protected Marine Areas
The Wildlife Trusts cheer long fought-for arrival of first ever sea sanctuaries where all damaging activities will be banned
Surprising sea life
Discover ten surprising species found in the UK’s seas.
Calling citizen scientists! It’s a bug’s life
Car drivers and passengers asked to count bugs squashed on car registration plates after a journey.
Pine marten
Largely confined to the north of the UK, the rare pine marten is mostly nocturnal and very hard to spot. Reintroductions are helping it make a comeback.
Sand martin
The tiny, brown-and-white sand martin is a common summer visitor to the UK, nesting in colonies on rivers, lakes and flooded gravel pits. It returns to Africa in winter.
House martin
As its name suggests, the house martin can be spotted nesting in the eaves of houses in our towns and villages. Its intricate mud nests take days to build and are often returned to and used in…