Seagrass
Meadows of seagrass spread across the seabed, their dense green leaves sheltering a wealth of wildlife including our two native species of seahorse.
Meadows of seagrass spread across the seabed, their dense green leaves sheltering a wealth of wildlife including our two native species of seahorse.
On 31 July the Living Seas Team was delighted to be once again teaming up with Forage Ireland to deliver an afternoon of coastal foraging in Dundrum. We arrived outside Dundrum village to find…
This seagrass species is a kind of flowering plant that lives beneath the sea, providing an important habitat for many rare and wonderful species.
Seabass is a seafood favourite, appearing on menus throughout the UK. But it's in trouble in UK seas, with much of the seabass we eat imported from European fish farms.
You don't need a masterplan to welcome nature into your garden, you just need to be open to trying something new and enjoying the pleasure you get from the journey.
Victor Allister,…
The smaller of our two UK seal species, common seals are also known as harbour seals. Despite being called "Common", they are actually less common than grey seals!
Volunteer bird ringer David Gailbraith shares an insight into his experience of ringing barn owls in Northern Ireland over the last seven years and explains how the information generated is…
Have you ever seen the curious face of a grey seal bobbing in the waves when visiting the beach? Grey seals can be seen lying on beaches waiting for their food to go down. Sometimes they are…
Discover the world of these magnificent marine mammals with Erin McKeown, Living Seas Trainee at Ulster Wildlife.
We were delighted to meet with Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA yesterday at Castle Espie to discuss the vital role of blue carbon habitats, like saltmarsh, seagrass and shellfish reefs, to…
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