#FromCoastToCountry is now finished and will be going live tomorrow. For now, here's a little something to wet your appetite. Thanks again to @WearingGemma for her super drone skills and to David John Williamson for composing the music!
@DFMTalent @BigWaveTV @ExeterMarine
Escaping the Crowds 🌾
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SOUND ON 🔈
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I adore living in Cornwall but during the summertime it can sometimes be difficult to find a quiet place to unwind. I am very thankful for @cornwallwildlifetrusts lesser known nature reserves like Windmill Farm on the Lizard!
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Did you know that out of the 267 species of bees in the UK over 90% are solitary bees?
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I put my bee hotel up 3 months ago and today was the first time I actually saw one!
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It just goes to show that if you create a space for nature it will thrive.
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"Sturgeon are the most critically endangered group of species on the planet… BLUE has formed the UK sturgeon Alliance to restore populations of sturgeon in the UK." Rory Moore, BLUE.
Find out what BLUE's doing to save the 'dinosaur' fish in the UK:
#RewildingTheSea
"We've restored 69,000 oysters and released billions of larvae year on year from our nurseries. We're now in a position to scale up our project and achieve real change for the Solent's ecosystem" -Jacob Kean-Hammerson
Find out about BLUE's oyster restoration:
#RewildingTheSea
“Seagrass meadows… are like the hidden wonder of our coastline, supporting our fisheries, protecting our coastlines and helping mitigate against climate change.”
See why @ZosteraR is so passionate about its much-needed restoration in the UK:
#RewildingTheSea
“We used the theory - and language - of natural capital and talked about essential fish habitats.” - @DrSeanTA @sussex_ifca on restoring the Sussex kelp forests. Dive deeper into the Sussex coastline and this astonishing rewilding project:
#HelpOurkelp#RewildingTheSea
“This is one of the busiest seas in the world and less than 1% is protected. There is a real competition for space right now” - Emilie Reuchlin-Hugenholtz. See how active restoration is working in the North Sea:
#RewildingTheSea
"We protected a piece of ocean, and now rewilding sea, has shifted the tides for broad ecological conservation and livelihoods of the local community"- Zafer Kizilkaya, Mediterranean Conservation Society
#RewildingTheSea
“Our community has been proud to be at the forefront of marine conservation for the first decade… You can bring a seabed back to life and it thrives" - Howard Wood, @ArranCoast
Discover just how astonishing the restoration was at Lamlash Bay:
#RewildingTheSea
🚨#RewildingTheSea digital conference!🚨 YOU are invited to attend BLUE's LIVE conference on 24th June, where expert panellists will discuss their vision for #RewildingTheSea. The conference will be live streamed from BLUE's youtube channel. Save the date! #rewilding
Calling all ocean lovers 🌊.
We’re going LIVE with Mike Barron from @CapeRadd.
What is #coralbleaching and why has the #GreatBarrierReef been adversely affected?
Tune in Saturday at 6pm (BST) to find out 👇🏽.
Watch: https://t.co/QS5E93KlGf
#TMDdoesCoral#TMDdoesCoral_GBR