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Marine volunteer group at the 2024 Marine Conference

Marine Volunteers' Conference 2024

The first YWT Marine volunteers conference brought together 30 of our volunteers and staff who care for the 90 miles of shoreline from the Humber to the Tees. Jumping at the chance to find out…

View of Spurn Point

Helping Oysters back to Health

For his latest blog, Telling Our Story volunteer Simon headed to Spurn Nature Reserve to witness the latest exciting development in YWT's Wilder Humber Native Oyster Restoration Programme.…

LSC and Coast Shoresearch

Searching for Shoresearch Surveyors!

Our Marine Pollution Officer, Ana Cowie, has the privilege of exploring and protecting our fascinating coastline through the Shoresearch program. She shares some of her favourite rockpooling facts…

beach litter strewn across a beach.

The Power of Local Litter Picking

In our quest to protect our marine environment, we often overlook the power of small, local actions. This includes accessible activities like picking up litter. While it might be tempting to…

LSC and Coast Shoresearch

Our Marine Pollution Heroes

Summer is the time to head to the seaside; enjoy an ice cream, build yourself a sandcastle, get yourself as much of a tan as English sunshine will allow, and possibly see what you can spot out to…

View of seagrass in the sea on a clear blue day.

A Year in the Life: Seagrass Restoration

Georgia Bennett, our Seagrass Restoration Assistant, takes us through how the team are working throughout the year to restore 30 hectares of lost seagrass meadow at Spurn Point as part of our…

White Beaked Dolphin (C) Stuart Baines

New protection for the North Sea announced

Today we’re delighted with the news that four of our offshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have finally been protected from damaging bottom towed fishing activity. Bex Lynam, Marine Advocacy…

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