The seas around the UK host a wealth of wildlife. You might be surprised to learn that the UK's seas cover an area three times that of the land, and host half of our national bio-diversity. It's a strange world beneath the waves, one that we know little about, but one that is increasingly under pressure from human activity.

The local area group is active in surveying wildlife in Morecambe Bay and the North West Coast of the UK. We organise beach cleans, guided beach walks and talks about marine wildlife. We are part of The Marine Conservation Society, the UK’s leading marine charity. We work to ensure our seas are healthy, pollution free and protected.

Latest News:

Phytoplankton and Climate Change in the Wyre estuary: by Barry Kaye (Lancashire MCS) Above: Graph showing the variability in plankton numbers in the Wyre Estuary. We have been monitoring the Plankton in the Wyre Estuary every fortnight since 2022, allowing us to pick out correlations between meteorological effects and plankton densities. The drama... >> More

POSTPONED: Mitigating the Impacts of Offshore Windfarms on Marine Ecology: A talk by Richard West, Flotation Energy Above: Building a wind turbine – Morecambe OWF Project/Flotation Energy. The UK has been a pioneer in offshore windfarm development over the past 20 years thanks to our shallow seas. There is now a wealth of data on their impacts to the marine environm... >> More

MCS Lancashire Summer Beach Clean: Half Moon Bay, Wednesday 9th July at 19:00 Hopefully the sun will have returned for our annual summer beach clean at Half Moon Bay, organised by Kathy MacAdam. Meet either at the Cafe car park just before 19:00, or on the beach if you arrive a little later. Please bring suitable clothing for the... >> More

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