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The Whole Walney Whiz
Plants & Animals
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Sand Bar
A sand bar going underwater where Walney Channel's north and south flows meet
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Primary Vegitation
Primary Vegitation occours in places where the exposed seabed is such that wind or water bourne seeds can put down roots.
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Binding Algae
Algae binds the sand and mud and allows any floating or wind blown seeds which can tollerate twice-daily submersion in sea water have a chance of flourishing.
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Shoaling Fish
Shoaling fish arrive with every tide

North End Marsh

Walney Meetings
Walney Meetings at Mid Tide

Low Tide
Walney Meetings at Low Tide

Mid Tide
Walney Meetings at Mid Tide

High Tide
Walney Meetings at High Tide

Willow Woods

Mussel Bed

Cormorants
Cormorants on Dova Haw

Jellyfish

Piel Duck Pund

Starfish

Seals
Seals Colony

Seals

South Spit
South Spit Wildlife

Oyster Catchers
Oyster Catchers Feeding

Pier Hide

Low Tide
Lighthouse Bay at Low Tide

Ducks

Oyster Farm

Arctic Tern

Geese

Juvenile Gull
Juvenile Gull in flight

Adult Gull
Adult Gull in flight

Squabbling Gulls

Haws Bed Marsh
Haws Bed Marsh at Low Tide

Nesting Gull

Lookout Duty
A Parent Gull keeping a sharp lookout

Gull Chicks

Squabbling Gulls
Nesting Season Squabbles

Sea Hide

Abandoned Nest

Gull Chick
Pre-Flight Gull Chick

Abandoned Eggs

Saltmarsh

Saltmarsh
Piel Island

Cattle

Ponies

Tummer Hill Marsh

Biggar Dike

Winter Ponies

Kestrel

Horses

Plants & Habitat
Kelp growing on the rocks

Plants & Habitat
Razor Shells

Plants & Habitat
Barnacles living on the rocks

Rock Pools
Crabs

Heathland

Vegitated Shingle

Pond Fishing

Sand Dune Blowout

Swan Pond
The Swan Pond

Primary Saltmarsh

Tertiary Saltmarsh
North End Saltmarsh

Sheep

Gorse

Breeding Fowl

Gravel Pits
Gravel Extraction Pits

Natterjack Toad Habitat

Natterjack Tadpole

Sea Holly

Prime Natterjack Toad Habitat

Dune Blowout

Dunes
A Sea of Sand Dunes

Whale Carcase
Decaying Whale Carcase

Plants And Habitat

Rabbits