Lake District Coast Aquarium
Wildlife of The Solway Firth – The Moon Jellyfish
Wildlife of The Solway Firth [86] The Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia Aurita) by Mark Vollers, Lake District Coast Aquarium The Moon or Common Jellyfish is the most frequently seen Jellyfish around the British coastline and is also found in other temperate inshore areas of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Thankfully they are totally harmless to humans! […]
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Wildlife of the Solway Firth [85] The Common Mussel
Wildlife of The Solway Firth The Common Mussel Mytilus edulis by Mark Vollers This distinctive blue bivalve shellfish is native to the North Atlantic and can be found all around the UK on intertidal areas that allow settlement and the Solway Firth is no exception. Where there is not too much exposure to wave action, […]
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Wildlife of The Solway Firth [84] The Worm Pipefish
Wildlife of The Solway Firth [84] The Worm Pipefish Nerophis lumbriciformis by Mark Vollers This diminutive pipefish is found in coastal waters all around the UK wherever there is rocky ground with seaweed cover, including parts of the Solway Firth so we often have them on display at The Lake District Coast Aquarium, Maryport. Finding […]
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Wildlife of The Solway Firth: The Sea Toad
Wildlife of The Solway Firth [82] The Sea Toad – Hyas Araneus By Mark Vollers This spider crab, also known as the Greater Spider Crab, is found all around the British Isles but in greater numbers on North and Western coasts. It is found below the high tide mark in rock pools and under seaweed […]
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Maryport Aquarium – 25 years of Crustaceous Curiosity!
Maryport Aquarium – 25 years of Crustaceous Curiosity! For the last 25 years the Lake District Coast Aquarium has been drawing flocks of people to the quiet harbourside town of Maryport. It has been a place of education, fun and fed curious minds for a quarter of a century. The Aquarium was first opened in […]
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66. The Tadpole Shrimp. Wildlife of the Solway
66. The Tadpole Shrimp. Wildlife of the Solway Wildlife of The Solway Firth Number 66. The Tadpole Shrimp (Triops Cancriformis) by Mark Vollers On the Scottish side of the Solway Firth at Caerlaverock in remote brackish estuarine pools lives one of the oldest living species on earth, little changed for more than 200 million years. […]
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63. Fossils. Wildlife of The Solway Firth
63. Wildlife of The Solway Firth. Fossils. For most of us anyway the chance finding of a fossil whilst walking on a beach is a magical moment, a reminder of life forms that existed millions of years ago. The Solway Firth area in geological terms has not been submerged that long, only since the last […]
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Kids Half-Term Roundup Spring 2020
A February half term doesn’t need to be a cold and grey affair with kids climbing the walls while they’re stuck inside. Sun or rain, we have some ideas that will turn every frown upside down. The Beacon Whitehaven Chinese Cultural Trail 15 – 23 February As part of their half-term activities, the Beacon offers […]
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62. The European Squid (Loligo Vulgaris) Wildlife of the Solway
#62 The European Squid (Loligo Vulgaris) Wildlife of the Solway Firth Although there are several species of squid found in UK waters, their biology and habits are similar. One species found in The Solway Firth is the European squid which ranges South to North Africa and the Mediterranean, growing up to a size of between […]
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Something Fishy Going On at The Lake District Coast Aquarium
Something Fishy Going On at The Lake District Coast Aquarium Visitors to the aquarium often ask staff how do we acquire our fish and what happens when they get too big? Well in early January 2020 they could have seen for themselves what happens when we have too many large fish! It is a certain […]
