CBMWC
@cbmwc.bsky.social
Cardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Centre (CBMWC), part of the @wtsww.bsky.social.
🐬 Dedicated to marine research, 🌊 conservation & 🧐awareness in Cardigan Bay & the Irish Sea
📍New Quay, Ceredigion 🏴
https://linktr.ee/CBMWC
🐟🌊🐬🐳🐙🐋🦭🪼🦈🐚🦀
🐬 Dedicated to marine research, 🌊 conservation & 🧐awareness in Cardigan Bay & the Irish Sea
📍New Quay, Ceredigion 🏴
https://linktr.ee/CBMWC
🐟🌊🐬🐳🐙🐋🦭🪼🦈🐚🦀
👀 Weekly Sightings Update 🌊
🧑🤝🧑This week 12 of our #MarineConservation volunteers carried out 6 #DolphinWatch surveys! 📝 Dolphins were spotted on every survey🐬 Other interesting sightings included gannets diving, a red throated diver & oystercatchers🐦
#citizenscience #marinemammalsurveys
🧑🤝🧑This week 12 of our #MarineConservation volunteers carried out 6 #DolphinWatch surveys! 📝 Dolphins were spotted on every survey🐬 Other interesting sightings included gannets diving, a red throated diver & oystercatchers🐦
#citizenscience #marinemammalsurveys
November 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
👀 Weekly Sightings Update 🌊
🧑🤝🧑This week 12 of our #MarineConservation volunteers carried out 6 #DolphinWatch surveys! 📝 Dolphins were spotted on every survey🐬 Other interesting sightings included gannets diving, a red throated diver & oystercatchers🐦
#citizenscience #marinemammalsurveys
🧑🤝🧑This week 12 of our #MarineConservation volunteers carried out 6 #DolphinWatch surveys! 📝 Dolphins were spotted on every survey🐬 Other interesting sightings included gannets diving, a red throated diver & oystercatchers🐦
#citizenscience #marinemammalsurveys
🍂 We might be biased but we really do have the best office🌅 Do you agree?🤔
#officeview #coastaloffice #livingseas
#officeview #coastaloffice #livingseas
November 28, 2025 at 7:45 AM
🍂 We might be biased but we really do have the best office🌅 Do you agree?🤔
#officeview #coastaloffice #livingseas
#officeview #coastaloffice #livingseas
👗Steal the look🧦
This stylish Stonechat🐦⬛has the perfect outfit for the cold and wet weather🌧️over the winter!❄️ Why not take inspiration?🤔
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#outfitinspo #stealthelook #stonechat #livingseas #marineconservation #cbmwc #wtsww #NewQuayWales #CardiganBay
This stylish Stonechat🐦⬛has the perfect outfit for the cold and wet weather🌧️over the winter!❄️ Why not take inspiration?🤔
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#outfitinspo #stealthelook #stonechat #livingseas #marineconservation #cbmwc #wtsww #NewQuayWales #CardiganBay
November 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
👗Steal the look🧦
This stylish Stonechat🐦⬛has the perfect outfit for the cold and wet weather🌧️over the winter!❄️ Why not take inspiration?🤔
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#outfitinspo #stealthelook #stonechat #livingseas #marineconservation #cbmwc #wtsww #NewQuayWales #CardiganBay
This stylish Stonechat🐦⬛has the perfect outfit for the cold and wet weather🌧️over the winter!❄️ Why not take inspiration?🤔
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#outfitinspo #stealthelook #stonechat #livingseas #marineconservation #cbmwc #wtsww #NewQuayWales #CardiganBay
🐬Our #MarineConservation volunteers spotted Snowcap yesterday 😍
🕵️ She is one of the most easily identifiable dolphins in our catalogue? Look out for the discolouration at the top of her dorsal fin and the white markings at the base of her right side 🏔️❄️
#bottlenosedolphin #photoID
🕵️ She is one of the most easily identifiable dolphins in our catalogue? Look out for the discolouration at the top of her dorsal fin and the white markings at the base of her right side 🏔️❄️
#bottlenosedolphin #photoID
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🐬Our #MarineConservation volunteers spotted Snowcap yesterday 😍
🕵️ She is one of the most easily identifiable dolphins in our catalogue? Look out for the discolouration at the top of her dorsal fin and the white markings at the base of her right side 🏔️❄️
#bottlenosedolphin #photoID
🕵️ She is one of the most easily identifiable dolphins in our catalogue? Look out for the discolouration at the top of her dorsal fin and the white markings at the base of her right side 🏔️❄️
#bottlenosedolphin #photoID
Reposted by CBMWC
All my PhD fieldwork in Wales was in collaboration with @sarahperry.bsky.social and the fantastic team at @cbmwc.bsky.social.
You can read the paper fully #OpenAccess here - link.springer.com/article/10.1...
You can also see a video of the sighting here -
doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
🦈 🌊 📹 🌍 🧪
You can read the paper fully #OpenAccess here - link.springer.com/article/10.1...
You can also see a video of the sighting here -
doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
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First record of a piebald leucistic smallspotted catshark Scyliorhinus canicula in a special area of conservation, UK - Marine Biodiversity
Colour aberrations are widely reported in vertebrates, but seldom for elasmobranchs. Shark trophic level varies ontogenetically and according to species, so atypical colouration may have implications ...
link.springer.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:47 AM
All my PhD fieldwork in Wales was in collaboration with @sarahperry.bsky.social and the fantastic team at @cbmwc.bsky.social.
You can read the paper fully #OpenAccess here - link.springer.com/article/10.1...
You can also see a video of the sighting here -
doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
🦈 🌊 📹 🌍 🧪
You can read the paper fully #OpenAccess here - link.springer.com/article/10.1...
You can also see a video of the sighting here -
doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
🦈 🌊 📹 🌍 🧪
Reposted by CBMWC
A little more #sharkscience from my #PhD at @one-cardiffuni.bsky.social - a Short Communication published in Marine Biodiversity by @springernature.com.
A fortuitous finding from #BRUVS sampling in #CardiganBay Special Area of Conservation in the UK - a #piebald leucistic smallspotted #catshark.
A fortuitous finding from #BRUVS sampling in #CardiganBay Special Area of Conservation in the UK - a #piebald leucistic smallspotted #catshark.
November 25, 2025 at 10:47 AM
A little more #sharkscience from my #PhD at @one-cardiffuni.bsky.social - a Short Communication published in Marine Biodiversity by @springernature.com.
A fortuitous finding from #BRUVS sampling in #CardiganBay Special Area of Conservation in the UK - a #piebald leucistic smallspotted #catshark.
A fortuitous finding from #BRUVS sampling in #CardiganBay Special Area of Conservation in the UK - a #piebald leucistic smallspotted #catshark.
👀 Weekly Sightings Update 🌊🧑🤝🧑Last week our #MarineConservation volunteers carried out 7 #DolphinWatch surveys! 📝We had a few dolphin sightings throughout the week, 1 sighting of an Atlantic grey seal, and some oystercatchers were also spotted!
November 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
👀 Weekly Sightings Update 🌊🧑🤝🧑Last week our #MarineConservation volunteers carried out 7 #DolphinWatch surveys! 📝We had a few dolphin sightings throughout the week, 1 sighting of an Atlantic grey seal, and some oystercatchers were also spotted!
🎅 A staggering 1 billion cards ✉️, 74 million mince pies 🥧 & 100 million bags of toy and gift packaging 🎁 end up in landfill every festive season! 😱👎 🙋♀️ Will you be making greener 💚 and more cost-effective choices this year? 💰
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#christmas #festive #livingseas #cbmwc #wtsww #CardiganBay
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#christmas #festive #livingseas #cbmwc #wtsww #CardiganBay
November 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🎅 A staggering 1 billion cards ✉️, 74 million mince pies 🥧 & 100 million bags of toy and gift packaging 🎁 end up in landfill every festive season! 😱👎 🙋♀️ Will you be making greener 💚 and more cost-effective choices this year? 💰
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#christmas #festive #livingseas #cbmwc #wtsww #CardiganBay
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#christmas #festive #livingseas #cbmwc #wtsww #CardiganBay
🪨Sea urchins can be spotted carrying around objects, like rocks and shells!🐚
🤔Some theories for this put it down to camouflage from predators🐟, or protection from the sun's UV rays☀️
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#seaurchin #greenseaurchin #urchin #rockpool #rockpooling #livingseas #cbmwc #wtsww #CardiganBay
🤔Some theories for this put it down to camouflage from predators🐟, or protection from the sun's UV rays☀️
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#seaurchin #greenseaurchin #urchin #rockpool #rockpooling #livingseas #cbmwc #wtsww #CardiganBay
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🪨Sea urchins can be spotted carrying around objects, like rocks and shells!🐚
🤔Some theories for this put it down to camouflage from predators🐟, or protection from the sun's UV rays☀️
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#seaurchin #greenseaurchin #urchin #rockpool #rockpooling #livingseas #cbmwc #wtsww #CardiganBay
🤔Some theories for this put it down to camouflage from predators🐟, or protection from the sun's UV rays☀️
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#seaurchin #greenseaurchin #urchin #rockpool #rockpooling #livingseas #cbmwc #wtsww #CardiganBay
🤩On Saturday our #MarineConservation team were joined by Aberystwyth Marine Conservation Society for a day of volunteering📝🐬They conducted dolphin watch surveys, bottlenose dolphin photo ID and BRUVs footage analysis🕵️♀️
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#volunteerday #livingseas #marineconservation #cbmwc #CardiganBay
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#volunteerday #livingseas #marineconservation #cbmwc #CardiganBay
November 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🤩On Saturday our #MarineConservation team were joined by Aberystwyth Marine Conservation Society for a day of volunteering📝🐬They conducted dolphin watch surveys, bottlenose dolphin photo ID and BRUVs footage analysis🕵️♀️
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#volunteerday #livingseas #marineconservation #cbmwc #CardiganBay
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#volunteerday #livingseas #marineconservation #cbmwc #CardiganBay
👀 Weekly Sightings Update 🌊
🧑🤝🧑This week our #MarineConservation volunteers carried out 11 #DolphinWatch surveys! 📝 Dolphins were spotted on every survey with a group of 12 seen on Mon & Wed! 🐬 Some surveys had to be cancelled due to the weather ⛈️
#citizenscience #marinemammalsurveys
🧑🤝🧑This week our #MarineConservation volunteers carried out 11 #DolphinWatch surveys! 📝 Dolphins were spotted on every survey with a group of 12 seen on Mon & Wed! 🐬 Some surveys had to be cancelled due to the weather ⛈️
#citizenscience #marinemammalsurveys
November 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
👀 Weekly Sightings Update 🌊
🧑🤝🧑This week our #MarineConservation volunteers carried out 11 #DolphinWatch surveys! 📝 Dolphins were spotted on every survey with a group of 12 seen on Mon & Wed! 🐬 Some surveys had to be cancelled due to the weather ⛈️
#citizenscience #marinemammalsurveys
🧑🤝🧑This week our #MarineConservation volunteers carried out 11 #DolphinWatch surveys! 📝 Dolphins were spotted on every survey with a group of 12 seen on Mon & Wed! 🐬 Some surveys had to be cancelled due to the weather ⛈️
#citizenscience #marinemammalsurveys
👋 Yesterday we said goodbye to placement student Ephelia 😭 ✨ We'd like to say a MASSIVE thank you for all your help with our #marineconservation work 👏💙
#placementstudent #thankyou #volunteer
#placementstudent #thankyou #volunteer
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
👋 Yesterday we said goodbye to placement student Ephelia 😭 ✨ We'd like to say a MASSIVE thank you for all your help with our #marineconservation work 👏💙
#placementstudent #thankyou #volunteer
#placementstudent #thankyou #volunteer
📆 On Saturday we ran a bioluminescence workshop for our #LivingSeas Youth Forum 🔬🧑🤝🧑
🎓 We explored #bioluminescence in marine animals, created our own glowing jars and then explored the rocky shore searching for species that fluoresce under UV light 🕵️♂️ 🌟
#youthforum #youngscientists
🎓 We explored #bioluminescence in marine animals, created our own glowing jars and then explored the rocky shore searching for species that fluoresce under UV light 🕵️♂️ 🌟
#youthforum #youngscientists
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📆 On Saturday we ran a bioluminescence workshop for our #LivingSeas Youth Forum 🔬🧑🤝🧑
🎓 We explored #bioluminescence in marine animals, created our own glowing jars and then explored the rocky shore searching for species that fluoresce under UV light 🕵️♂️ 🌟
#youthforum #youngscientists
🎓 We explored #bioluminescence in marine animals, created our own glowing jars and then explored the rocky shore searching for species that fluoresce under UV light 🕵️♂️ 🌟
#youthforum #youngscientists
👀 Our #MarineConservation team spotted this chough whilst on a lunch time walk yesterday! 😍
🐦 Chough are a striking red-billed crow found along coastal cliffs in Wales, Cornwall, western Scotland and Ireland 🏴
#chough #crow #coastalbird
🐦 Chough are a striking red-billed crow found along coastal cliffs in Wales, Cornwall, western Scotland and Ireland 🏴
#chough #crow #coastalbird
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
👀 Our #MarineConservation team spotted this chough whilst on a lunch time walk yesterday! 😍
🐦 Chough are a striking red-billed crow found along coastal cliffs in Wales, Cornwall, western Scotland and Ireland 🏴
#chough #crow #coastalbird
🐦 Chough are a striking red-billed crow found along coastal cliffs in Wales, Cornwall, western Scotland and Ireland 🏴
#chough #crow #coastalbird
👀 Weekly Sightings Update 🌊🧑🤝🧑Last week our #MarineConservation volunteers carried out 26 #DolphinWatch surveys! 📝Bottlenose dolphins were seen on 23 surveys and Atlantic grey seals were spotted on 9. One notable sighting yesterday was a kingfisher!
November 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
👀 Weekly Sightings Update 🌊🧑🤝🧑Last week our #MarineConservation volunteers carried out 26 #DolphinWatch surveys! 📝Bottlenose dolphins were seen on 23 surveys and Atlantic grey seals were spotted on 9. One notable sighting yesterday was a kingfisher!
🐬#AquaticAcrobatics 💃
Another series of breaches photographed during a recent research survey 🚤 Our boat based surveys are supported by the #NatureNetworksProgramme. It is being delivered by the Heritage Fund, on behalf of the Welsh Government. 💙 🏴
#dolphin #boatsurvey
Another series of breaches photographed during a recent research survey 🚤 Our boat based surveys are supported by the #NatureNetworksProgramme. It is being delivered by the Heritage Fund, on behalf of the Welsh Government. 💙 🏴
#dolphin #boatsurvey
November 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🐬#AquaticAcrobatics 💃
Another series of breaches photographed during a recent research survey 🚤 Our boat based surveys are supported by the #NatureNetworksProgramme. It is being delivered by the Heritage Fund, on behalf of the Welsh Government. 💙 🏴
#dolphin #boatsurvey
Another series of breaches photographed during a recent research survey 🚤 Our boat based surveys are supported by the #NatureNetworksProgramme. It is being delivered by the Heritage Fund, on behalf of the Welsh Government. 💙 🏴
#dolphin #boatsurvey
💀Check out these spooky sea creatures🎃
🦐 Lots of marine animals, especially ones found in rockpools glow under uv light! 🔦Why not grab a headtorch, wrap up and head down to a local rockpool and see what you can find? 🦀
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#cbmwc #crab #anemone #wtsww #uvlight #halloween #wildlife #rockpool
🦐 Lots of marine animals, especially ones found in rockpools glow under uv light! 🔦Why not grab a headtorch, wrap up and head down to a local rockpool and see what you can find? 🦀
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#cbmwc #crab #anemone #wtsww #uvlight #halloween #wildlife #rockpool
October 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🧡 It's Sea Slug Day! 🧡
There are over 100 different species of sea slug that can be found in the UK, although not all of the species pictured can be found here!🌏
Did you know some sea slugs can photosynthesize,🌿and some can steal the stinging cells from other creatures?🐚
#seaslug #cbmwc
There are over 100 different species of sea slug that can be found in the UK, although not all of the species pictured can be found here!🌏
Did you know some sea slugs can photosynthesize,🌿and some can steal the stinging cells from other creatures?🐚
#seaslug #cbmwc
October 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
👗Marine Outfit Inspo🧦
Struggling to find a costume for halloween next week? 🎃 Wanting to switch up your style or try something new? 💃 Why not take inspiration from this stylish starfish! 🌟
#halloween #stealthelook #outfitinspo #starfish #cbmwc #wtsww #CardiganBay #NewQuayWales #marine #style
Struggling to find a costume for halloween next week? 🎃 Wanting to switch up your style or try something new? 💃 Why not take inspiration from this stylish starfish! 🌟
#halloween #stealthelook #outfitinspo #starfish #cbmwc #wtsww #CardiganBay #NewQuayWales #marine #style
October 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
👗Marine Outfit Inspo🧦
Struggling to find a costume for halloween next week? 🎃 Wanting to switch up your style or try something new? 💃 Why not take inspiration from this stylish starfish! 🌟
#halloween #stealthelook #outfitinspo #starfish #cbmwc #wtsww #CardiganBay #NewQuayWales #marine #style
Struggling to find a costume for halloween next week? 🎃 Wanting to switch up your style or try something new? 💃 Why not take inspiration from this stylish starfish! 🌟
#halloween #stealthelook #outfitinspo #starfish #cbmwc #wtsww #CardiganBay #NewQuayWales #marine #style
🐬 Aquatic Acrobatics 💃
On a recent boat based survey 🛥️ our marine conservation team captured these images 📸 of a dolphin leaping out of the water and landing on its side. How cool! 🤩
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#marineconservation #livingseas #cbmwc #wtsww #dolphin #photography #volunteers #boatsurvey
On a recent boat based survey 🛥️ our marine conservation team captured these images 📸 of a dolphin leaping out of the water and landing on its side. How cool! 🤩
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#marineconservation #livingseas #cbmwc #wtsww #dolphin #photography #volunteers #boatsurvey
October 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🐬 Aquatic Acrobatics 💃
On a recent boat based survey 🛥️ our marine conservation team captured these images 📸 of a dolphin leaping out of the water and landing on its side. How cool! 🤩
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#marineconservation #livingseas #cbmwc #wtsww #dolphin #photography #volunteers #boatsurvey
On a recent boat based survey 🛥️ our marine conservation team captured these images 📸 of a dolphin leaping out of the water and landing on its side. How cool! 🤩
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#marineconservation #livingseas #cbmwc #wtsww #dolphin #photography #volunteers #boatsurvey
👀 Weekly Sightings Update 🌊 🧑🤝🧑Last week our #MarineConservation volunteers carried out 28 #DolphinWatch surveys! 📝It was a home run this week with dolphins spotted on ALL surveys! One interesting sighting this week was a single swan in the bay!
October 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
👀 Weekly Sightings Update 🌊 🧑🤝🧑Last week our #MarineConservation volunteers carried out 28 #DolphinWatch surveys! 📝It was a home run this week with dolphins spotted on ALL surveys! One interesting sighting this week was a single swan in the bay!
📚 Animals are given scientific names as a universal way of identifying species🌍
🔠 The name is usually in Latin as it was the 'scientific language' during the 18th century when Carl Linnaeus established the system 🔙 ⌛
🧑🎨Created by #MarineConservation volunteer Libby 🖼 #latinnamesexplained
🔠 The name is usually in Latin as it was the 'scientific language' during the 18th century when Carl Linnaeus established the system 🔙 ⌛
🧑🎨Created by #MarineConservation volunteer Libby 🖼 #latinnamesexplained
October 17, 2025 at 7:30 AM
📚 Animals are given scientific names as a universal way of identifying species🌍
🔠 The name is usually in Latin as it was the 'scientific language' during the 18th century when Carl Linnaeus established the system 🔙 ⌛
🧑🎨Created by #MarineConservation volunteer Libby 🖼 #latinnamesexplained
🔠 The name is usually in Latin as it was the 'scientific language' during the 18th century when Carl Linnaeus established the system 🔙 ⌛
🧑🎨Created by #MarineConservation volunteer Libby 🖼 #latinnamesexplained
Last week we were joined by a team from SERB Pharmaceuticals for a day of volunteering! 📝🚮 They helped with a survey and a litter pick! Our community engagement work is supported by the #NatureNetworksProgramme which is being delivered by the Heritage Fund, on behalf of the Welsh Government.🙏
October 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Last week we were joined by a team from SERB Pharmaceuticals for a day of volunteering! 📝🚮 They helped with a survey and a litter pick! Our community engagement work is supported by the #NatureNetworksProgramme which is being delivered by the Heritage Fund, on behalf of the Welsh Government.🙏
💡Wisdom Wednesday💡
Have you noticed the grey and purple stripes around the shell of a purple topshell? 🐚 Did you know that these stripes fade as the snail gets older! 🐌
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#purpletopshell #topshell #seasnail #cbmwc #wtsww #wildlifetrusts #rockpool #NewQuayWales #CardiganBay #NatureNetworksFund
Have you noticed the grey and purple stripes around the shell of a purple topshell? 🐚 Did you know that these stripes fade as the snail gets older! 🐌
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#purpletopshell #topshell #seasnail #cbmwc #wtsww #wildlifetrusts #rockpool #NewQuayWales #CardiganBay #NatureNetworksFund
October 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
💡Wisdom Wednesday💡
Have you noticed the grey and purple stripes around the shell of a purple topshell? 🐚 Did you know that these stripes fade as the snail gets older! 🐌
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#purpletopshell #topshell #seasnail #cbmwc #wtsww #wildlifetrusts #rockpool #NewQuayWales #CardiganBay #NatureNetworksFund
Have you noticed the grey and purple stripes around the shell of a purple topshell? 🐚 Did you know that these stripes fade as the snail gets older! 🐌
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#purpletopshell #topshell #seasnail #cbmwc #wtsww #wildlifetrusts #rockpool #NewQuayWales #CardiganBay #NatureNetworksFund
🤩On Saturday we were joined by Aberystwyth Marine Conservation Soc for a day of volunteering👊
They carried out a #DolphinWatch survey, beach clean & took a trip with Dolphin Survey Boat Trips🐬🚮It was lovely to welcome back Charlie who did her placement with us earlier this year💙
#volunteerday
They carried out a #DolphinWatch survey, beach clean & took a trip with Dolphin Survey Boat Trips🐬🚮It was lovely to welcome back Charlie who did her placement with us earlier this year💙
#volunteerday
October 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🤩On Saturday we were joined by Aberystwyth Marine Conservation Soc for a day of volunteering👊
They carried out a #DolphinWatch survey, beach clean & took a trip with Dolphin Survey Boat Trips🐬🚮It was lovely to welcome back Charlie who did her placement with us earlier this year💙
#volunteerday
They carried out a #DolphinWatch survey, beach clean & took a trip with Dolphin Survey Boat Trips🐬🚮It was lovely to welcome back Charlie who did her placement with us earlier this year💙
#volunteerday