Seaham Coastal Rangers

Come along and learn all about seaweed. Yes, it may be slippery and slimy but seaweed is a real ocean superhero.

By Durham Wildlife Trust

Date and time

Sat, 11 May 2024 10:00 - 12:00 GMT+1

Location

Seaham Masonic Lodge

11 North Road Seaham SR7 7AA United Kingdom

About this event

  • 2 hours

Our coast is home to an amazing variety of seaweeds. Discover where and how they grow.

Seaweeds play a huge part in ocean ecosystems and food chains, providing food and a home for other animals. Seaweed can also produce more oxygen than forest on land and store blue carbon.

Coastal Rangers is a group of young people with an awareness and passion for their local coast.

They are the guardians for Seaham’s coastline with a commitment to explore and protects its precious tidal habitats.

Rangers is aimed at 10 to 14 year-olds who will have access to a range of exciting hands-on opportunities, activities and tasks linked to the Seaham Coast. They will assume a sense of custodianship for the area and will be involved in its care and development.

Rangers will run initially as a Seascapes supported project with a view to becoming an independent, autonomous group by summer 2024. The group will meet monthly.

This is an outdoor event, so please wear warm and weather appropriate clothing and outdoor suitable footwear.

BOOKING ESSENTIAL. All children need to be accompanied by a parent/carer, and wear outdoor suitable clothing and footwear.

Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, this event is part of the SeaScapes ‘Intertidal Interactive’ Project. To find out more please visit www.exploreseascapes.co.uk

Photo: Nigel Phillips


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Durham Wildlife Trust

Durham Wildlife Trust's purpose is to protect wildlife and promote nature conservation in County Durham, the City of Sunderland and the boroughs of Gateshead, South Tyneside and Darlington. Through the management of 31 Nature Reserves and a variety of species and habitat recovery projects, the Trust is one of the most active environmental organisations in the region. By acting as a focus for a variety of community groups, schools and individuals, the Trust engages people in the issues around nature conservation and the wider environment. It also manages two visitor centres and campaigns on behalf of more than 8000 members. More information at www.durhamwt.co.uk