Blog: Living Seas

Welcome to your wildlife Blog! We want to share wildlife stories, news and opinions from across North Wales. To reflect a range of voices we will leave each blog post in the language of the author.

Have you got a good wildlife story to tell? If you'd like to join in with our blog please send your idea to info@northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk

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probably Grey sea slug/Môr-wlithen lwyd (Aeolidia filomenae) Shoresearch Llandudno ©NWWT

Shoresearch Cymru rocky shore surveys May 2021

After a very rainy first half of May we saw sunny skies for our end of the month Shoresearches. We revisited the sites from previous surveys – “RHOSNEIGR REEFS” (Site of Special Scientific…

Shoresearch Llandudno Apr 2021

Shoresearch Cymru rocky shore surveys April 2021

In April our Living Seas North Wales team had the chance to fit in a sneaky trip to Porth Nobla near Rhosneigr mid-month, before carrying out a set of surveys across the area at the month end -…

Grey seal

Grey seals on our Welsh coast

Grey seals can be quite a common site along the coastline of Wales with many people, home and away, taking trips out into the Welsh waters in search of sighting them. Whether you are already one…

Coastal walk

Seashore Winter Wandering!

"There’s no need to wait until the summer to head to the seaside - for me, it really is the best place to spend a wild and wintery weekend!" says Nia Haf Jones, our Living Seas Manager…

Snorkelling - Anna Williams North Wales Wildlife Trust

Snorkelling

Snorkelling can introduce you to another world of wildlife. The underwater environment is a different realm and with a buddy and some care, it can be explored safely.

Leatherback female at Matura, Trinidad

Our Leatherbacks/Crwbanod môr cefn-lledr ni

Every summer our seas welcome marine turtles which come in after their favourite food – jellyfish. We’ve had all but one of the seven marine turtle species appear in UK waters.

Gannet flying - Richard Shucksmith

Coast

Encountering wildlife in its natural environment is a privilege and, while spending time scanning the open sea can be therapeutic in itself, coupled with chance encounters these experiences can…

Sea stars - some of the Living Seas Champions

Picnics, rocky shores and friendships for life

Three of our Living Seas Champions have developed a firm friendship through their love of the rockyshore and the need to be a part of helping to conserve the special patch of nature that is…

Lugworm casts - Lowri Roberts

Tracks in the sand

A bare foot wander on the beach leaves you feeling refreshed and at this time of year, having warmed up a little bit, the trek is not too arduous. Look around you. You may not realise it, but even…