Latest Marine News

In response to concerns for Dorset’s shellfish population, conservationists are calling on divers to take care when collecting marine animals.

The sun was shinning as the 22nd annual ‘Great Dorset beach clean’ got underway on Sunday 18th April.

The Easter Holidays started with a bang. Enthusiastic families braved the weather to join our expeditions on the Kimmeridge Great Egg Case Hunt and Marine Egg Hunt.

With marine litter on the increase, the bags, bottles and plastics that blight our beaches need constantly to be cleared if our wildlife is to be protected. 

With Easter weekend just around the corner, what could be better than a hunt for marine eggs along the seashore?

Visitors to one of Dorset’s top beaches are being urged to help protect its seahorses.

Equinox or extreme low spring tides only occur twice a year and it’s an opportunity not to be missed! Shore species already living at the limit of their survival capabilities are uncovered by the tide that little bit longer; becoming subjected to the sometimes harmful effects of the wind, rain and sun and jeopardizing their survival.

A scheme to protect wildlife from discarded fishing line has been a great success.