National Marine Week | Essex Wildlife Trust

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27 July - 11 August 2024

National Marine Week

Our Marine Projects (https://www.essexwt.org.uk/marine-and-coastal-recovery)

Take action (https://www.essexwt.org.uk/blog/essex-wildlife-trust/how-help-marine-life)

Featured Species (https://www.essexwt.org.uk/marine-week-species)

Marine blogs (https://www.essexwt.org.uk/blog/tag/marine)

From playful orange seals basking along the coastline to the carbon-capturing habitats fighting climate change, join our celebration of Essex’s magical marine species and spectacles.

National Marine Week may be over for 2024, but you can join our events all year round and explore the marine world using our spotter sheets below.

Search the shores

marine spotter sheet - rockpool

Rockpool spotter

Can you spot any of these species lurking in the rockpools?

marine spotter sheet - seabirds

Seabird spotter

Can you find these spectacular seabirds at the coast?

marine spotter sheet - strandline

Strandline spotter

What treasures can you find where the sea meets the sand?

Looking for more?

Seabird spotting diary 7 days

Seabird spotting diary

Which Essex seabirds can you spot?

Marine life bingo sheet with instructions

Marine life bingo

Challenge your family and friends to a game!

The creatures of our coast colouring sheet

Sea creature colouring

Add a wave of colour to the creatures of our coast.

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