Grey seal
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…
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…
Read on for an inside view of our fortnightly grey seal surveys...
The grey seal colony at South Walney Nature Reserve is growing, with several pups being born here each year since 2015.
However, young seals and their mothers are incredibly vulnerable to…
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!
Grey seal pups are one of the most popular highlights of the UK nature calendar, with thousands of people heading to seal pupping hotspots to see the fluffy white pups for themselves. The UK is…
The first grey seal pup to be born this breeding season was spotted at South Walney Nature Reserve on 5 October 2020.
Cumbria Wildlife Trust reports that the first grey seal pup of the season has been born at South Walney Nature Reserve
The grey partridge is an attractive bird that prefers the ground to pear trees! Found on farmland and grassland, it is under threat from loss of habitat.