WildNet - Mike Snelle
Wildlife
Morecambe Bay is home to an incredible amount of flora and fauna, and it might be that you've never thought about what incredible sights can be found on your doorstep, such as:
- Rare butterflies, like the pearl bordered fritillary
- An important location for migrating birds, such as curlews and oystercatchers
- A nationally important mixed herring and lesser black-backed gull colony
- The only grey seal colony in Cumbria
Habitats
Below are just some of the habitats you might find around our shores.
Species
Just some of the fantastic species that live on our coastline
Solar powered sea slug
This remarkable creature shows nature’s fantastic complexity!
Bottlenose dolphin
Bottlenose dolphins in British waters are the biggest of their kind – they need to be able to cope with our chilly waters! They are very…
Common seal
The smaller of our two UK seal species, common seals are also known as harbour seals. Despite being called "Common", they are…
If you'd like more information on what's in and around the North West's coastline, we recommend paying our friends at Living Seas North West a visit!