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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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National Marine Week
National Marine Week
Marine Protected Areas
Devon has 15 Marine Conservation Zones with some of the most beautiful and charismatic marine life anywhere in Europe. But wildlife in our seas needs greater protection. That's why we want to see the creation of Highly Protected Marine Areas.
Wembury Marine Centre
Wembury Marine Centre celebrates and promotes the unique natural beauty of this amazing South Devon coastline.
Wembury Marine Centre – Marine Awareness Helpers
Volunteers will be given the opportunity to take part in public events such as rockpool safaris and family fun days, as well as participating in the work the Centre does with local schools.
Marine wildlife needs wave of support
We have just days to help secure greater protection for Devon's wildlife by taking part in the government's consultation on new Marine Conservation Zones
Our marine work
Devon is the only county in England with two separate coasts, and our coastal waters are among the most diverse in the UK. From rocky shores and seagrass beds to kelp forests and open water, our seas are home to an extraordinary range of wildlife.
Marine Awareness Assistants (Full-time volunteering role)
We are looking for volunteers to assist at Wembury Marine Centre and to get involved with leading events and educational activities.
Long-awaited Environment Act passed
The Wildlife Trusts respond to the passing of the Environment Act.
Climate Change & the Environment Act
With the peculiar weather we've been experiencing this spring, Harry Barton reflects on the effects of climate change on wildlife. How will it cope? And how could a strong Environment Act…
South Devon marine centre opens doors for new season
The ever-popular Wembury Marine Centre, near Plymouth is opening its doors for the start of another busy season of fun, marine education and seashore-based activities.
Sensational bait ball spectacles at sea, new marine protection and hope for whales and bluefin tuna: The Wildlife Trusts’ marine review 2023
Success of marine work undermined by avian flu, disturbance and pollution.