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WILDLIFE OF THE SOLWAY FIRTH [97] The Snipefish

Wildlife of The Solway Firth [96] – The Beadlet Anemone

Wildlife of The Solway Firth [95] The Breadcrumb Sponge

Wildlife of The Solway Firth [94] The Plumose Anemone

Wildlife of The Solway Firth [93] The Butterfish (Pholis gunnellus)

Wildlife of The Solway Firth [91] The Estuary Ragworm

Wildlife of The Solway Firth [90] The Sea Vase, by Mark Vollers, Lake District Coast Aquarium

Wildlife of The Solway Firth [89] The Cushion Star

Wildlife of The Solway Firth [88] The Lugworm

Wildlife of The Solway Firth: The Sea Slater

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WILDLIFE OF THE SOLWAY FIRTH [97] The Snipefish

Wildlife of The Solway Firth [96] – The Beadlet Anemone

Wildlife of The Solway Firth [95] The Breadcrumb Sponge

Wildlife of The Solway Firth [94] The Plumose Anemone

Wildlife of The Solway Firth [93] The Butterfish (Pholis gunnellus)

Wildlife of The Solway Firth [91] The Estuary Ragworm

Wildlife of The Solway Firth [90] The Sea Vase, by Mark Vollers, Lake District Coast Aquarium

Wildlife of The Solway Firth [89] The Cushion Star

Wildlife of The Solway Firth [88] The Lugworm

Wildlife of The Solway Firth: The Sea Slater

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Wildlife of The Solway Firth [97] The Snipefish Macroramphosus scopolax by Mark Vollers, Lake District Coast Aquarium This easily recognisable fish is also known as the Bellows or Trumpet fish and is widespread in Tropical and subtropical seas, extending its range Northwards as far as Southwest Britain as sea temperatures rise. So, finding them in […]

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13th July 2026
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Wildlife of The Solway Firth [96] The Beadlet Anemone (Actinia equina) by Mark Vollers, The Lake District Coast Aquarium, Maryport This has to be one of the hardiest of our native anemones, up to 5 cm in diameter and generally bright red, sometimes brown or green and with numerous tentacles. Many also have bright blue […]

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6th May 2026
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Wildlife of The Solway Firth [95] The Breadcrumb Sponge Halichondria Panicea by Mark Vollers The Solway Firth has remarkable biodiversity and this includes numerous species of invertebrates we call sponges. One of these is the Breadcrumb Sponge which colonises rocky surfaces from extreme low water mark down to 550m and may be found throughout the […]

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12th March 2026
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Wildlife of The Solway Firth [94] The Plumose Anemone Metridium Senile by Mark Vollers This anemone is quite rightly often described as being one of the most beautiful of all native anemones, found on rocky coasts around the UK and Ireland, Western Europe and North America from low tide mark down to at least 100 […]

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19th January 2026
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Wildlife of The Solway Firth [93] The Butterfish (Pholis gunnellus) by Mark Vollers This small fish (rarely above 20cm) is found on rocky ground from low tide level down to 40m all around the British coast and much of the North Atlantic. Why the name? Quite possibly because it is extremely slippery should you attempt […]

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Cumbrian Coast, Education, Features, Local Attractions, Take the kids, Wildlife of the Solway
15th September 2025
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Wildlife of The Solway Firth [91] The Estuary Ragworm (Hediste diversicolor) by Mark Vollers Worldwide there are hundreds of species of marine segmented worms and classifying them all is still an ongoing debate! The estuary ragworm most sea anglers are familiar with is certainly present in The Solway Firth and other estuaries around the UK, […]

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9th July 2025
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Wildlife of The Solway Firth [90] The Sea Vase (Ciona intestinalis) by Mark Vollers, Lake District Coast Aquarium These beautiful animals are one of a group known as sea squirts, so named because if moved out of their element they will often spurt out a stream of water! They are widespread around the British […]

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8th May 2025
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Wildlife of The Solway Firth [89] The Cushion Star Asterina Gibbosa by Mark Vollers, The Lake District Coast Aquarium The Cushion Starfish or Starlet is not uncommon on rocky western British coasts but is rarely seen because it spends most of its time underneath boulders and stones, its small size, (maximum 5 cm) and its […]

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Cumbrian Coast, Education, Features, Local Attractions, Take the kids, Wildlife of the Solway
11th March 2025
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Wildlife of The Solway Firth [88] The Lugworm (Arenicola marina) by Mark Vollers, Lake District Coast Aquarium Everyone who enjoys a stroll across a sandy Solway Firth beach when the tide has retreated will have observed the little squiggly pyramids of sand which indicate the presence of a lugworm in it’s burrow beneath. This worm […]

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14th January 2025
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Wildlife of The Solway Firth The Sea Slater (Ligea Oceanica) by Mark Vollers, The Lake District Coast Aquarium The common Sea Slater or Sea Roach is quite common along rocky shorelines of temperate seas from Norway to the Mediterranean and on the Eastern seaboard of North America but as it lives in crevices and under […]

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