Marine
There's another world waiting beneath the waves. Seals weave in and out of sunlit kelp forests, cuttlefish flash all the colours of the rainbow, starfish graze along the muddy seabed and…
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Marine Worms
Learn about marine worms including Spirorbis tube worm and Honeycomb worm and the structures they create. A useful guide to worms when rockpooling at Wembury
Wembury Marine Centre
Found out more about the Wembury Marine Centre Partnership, additional funders and our history
Marine Wildlife Champions
Find out more about our Wildlife Champions project for schools
Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles
Learn about the marine mammals including dolphins, whales and seals, as well as visiting sea turtles that can be seen in the seas around Wembury near Plymouth.
Wembury Marine Conservation Area Advisory Group
Information about Wembury Marine Conservation Area Advisory Group - events, activities, Code of Conduct and contact details for the Chair Paul Naylor
My Summer Holiday with Wembury Marine Centre!
By Ben Fragell...
I have been visiting Wembury beach with my family since I was very young. I am now 16 and in the last few years have enjoyed going on the trips organised by Devon Wildlife…
Volunteers get stuck in surveying North Devon’s marine wildlife
This summer, volunteers are surveying North Devon’s marine wildlife to provide valuable insights into the diversity on our shores for The Wildlife Trusts’ Shoresearch survey.
Pine marten
Largely confined to the north of the UK, the rare pine marten is nocturnal and very hard to spot. However, it can be enticed to visit a peanut-laden birdtable.
Sand martin
The tiny, brown-and-white sand martin is a common summer visitor to the UK, nesting in colonies on rivers, lakes and flooded gravel pits. It returns to Africa in winter.
New Wembury Marine Centre website launched thanks to the National Lottery Community Fund
We are delighted to launch the new Wembury Marine Centre website - thanks to funding from the National Lottery Community Fund.
House martin
As its name suggests, the house martin can be spotted nesting in the eaves of houses in our towns and villages. Its intricate mud nests take days to build and are often returned to and used in…