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.

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Latest News:

2024 Summer Beach Clean: Thank you to Kathy for organising, and everyone who managed to come along on Wednesday evening - thankfully the weather stayed dry for us! We collected about five kg of (mostly plastic) waste, with rather more sewage related rubbish (including wet wipes) than usual, following the heavy rains at the... >> More

2024 Bioblitz at Stanah: The Bioblitz allows many disciplines to work together to identify and document the various wildlife species present in the Wyre Estuary Country Park and wider district, running for 24 hours from 12:00 on the Friday to 12:00 on Saturday; this year's event was run over the 14th and 15th of June. In... >> More

Blackpool and Fylde College student dissertations: 19:30 Wednesday 12th May 2024 at Lancaster Maritime Museum Above: Students from Blackpool and Fylde College - (L to R) Bradley Cooke, Jack Dyson and Scarlett Henson. Background - filter feeding mussels (Mytilus edulis) at Roa Island. This month sees the last of our current series of presentatio... >> More

See the MCS Lancashire diary for updates on public events.