Category: Projects

Three members of Project Seagrass staff are standing along a transect line gathering quadrat data on a beach in the Isle of Wight as part of our May fieldwork

Solent Seagrass Update – A Year in Review

December 19, 2024 Seagrass Restoration Efforts to restore seagrass marine habitat at our two restoration sites on the Isle of Wight began in March and April this year under the Solent Seascape Project. A total of 132,000 seeds and 2,160 transplants have been planted across the two sites. There are plans

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Graph showing shoots per clump from recent monitoring in Dale

Dale Seagrass Update

December 19, 2024 Following scientific trials in 2019, in 2020 many seagrass seeds were planted in Dale, supported by the community, school children and local organisations. Since planting, the seagrass area has been reseeded several times to infill gaps and support it as it develops. Despite some setbacks, the restoration

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A member of the Restoration Forth is crouched on the beach. They are holding a ruler and a clipboard as they record data as part of the monitoring of seagrass shoots.

Project Update: Restoration Forth December 2024

December 10, 2024 Content Team Restoration Forth aims to restore seagrass meadows and native oysters into the Firth of Forth, to create a healthier coastline for people and nature. Find out more about the project here.  We’ve reached 30,000 oysters! October was a busy month for the Restoration Forth oyster

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Neil is standing on board Project Seagrass' boat Gwen. He is wearing a hat, sunglasses, and a red coat.

Seagrass Ocean Rescue Volunteer Profile: Neil

September 19, 2024 The Seagrass Ocean Rescue North Wales programme relies on the commitment and enthusiasm of local volunteers. We spoke to regular volunteer Neil about his experiences of volunteering as part of the programme. Volunteer Interview Tell us a little bit about yourself: I grew up in North Wales,

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Finstown seagrass seed collection as part of the Restoration Forth August summer seed collection in Orkney.

Project Update: Restoration Forth August 2024

September 3, 2024 Content Team Restoration Forth aims to restore seagrass meadows and native oysters into the Firth of Forth, to create a healthier coastline for people and nature. Find out more about the project here.  Restoration Forth August Fieldwork | Seagrass highlights from Orkney The seagrass team are not

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3 divers are in the sea in Porthdinllaen

Fieldwork notes from our summer seed collections

September 2, 2024 Content Team Read our fieldwork notes from our summer seagrass seed collection: North Wales Seed Collection A brilliant start to our annual seed collections, with summer finally arriving right on time! The weather has been fantastic, with underwater visibility not too far off 10m, and not a

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Bob is standing on Porthdinllaen beach wearing a dryrobe. He has his hands in his pockets.

Seagrass Ocean Rescue Volunteer Profile: Bob

August 12, 2024 As our 2024 seagrass seed collection in North Wales draws to a close we spoke to Seagrass Ocean Rescue volunteer Bob Pethers about his experience of volunteering as part of the project. Tell us a little bit about yourself: I’m Bob Pethers, originally from London but have

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A member of the Restoration Forth is crouched on the beach. They are holding a ruler and a clipboard as they record data as part of the monitoring of seagrass shoots.

Project Update: Restoration Forth | July 2024

August 12, 2024 Content Team Restoration Forth aims to restore seagrass meadows and native oysters into the Firth of Forth, to create a healthier coastline for people and nature.   Find out more about the project here.  Seagrass – the outcome of monitoring Back in March, 128 volunteers helped Restoration Forth

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Project Update: Restoration Forth | June 2024

June 27, 2024 Content Team Restoration Forth aims to restore seagrass meadows and native oysters into the Firth of Forth, to create a healthier coastline for people and nature.   Find out more about the project here.  Orkney seagrass trip Next month the seagrass team will be departing for their annual seed

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A group of Project Seagrass staff and volunteers are gathered on a beach in North Wales as part of our May fieldwork. Our North Wales project lead is kneeling by a quadrat providing a demonstration of how to monitor seagrass.

Fieldwork Notes from our May fieldwork

May 31, 2024 Content Team Read our Project Leads’ fieldwork notes from May: Solent Fieldwork (Anouska Mendzil, Solent Lead) Solent fieldwork update: Day 1 Myself and Manning arrived to the Isle of Wight around 14:00 and met Becky. We had an afternoon of preparation including labelling pins and mini-buoys, sorting

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