Rockpooling at Lower Leas Country Park - July
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Join Kent Wildlife Trust for these family rockpooling events at Folkestone Lower Leas Coastal Park.
What is National Marine Week?
National Marine Week is our celebration of UK seas running from 26th July - 10th August 2025
We're also holding lots of fun events and diving into our spectacular marine world on social media and through our blogs to inspire those of you who can't get out to our coast.
Upcoming events
National Marine Week: Beach Clean for an Ice Cream
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Bring the family to Sandwich Bay Tuesday 5th August for a Beach Clean and some ice cream as part of National Marine week.
National Marine Week: Salt and Sun Prints - photographic print workshop
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National Marine Week: Salt and Sun Prints - photographic print workshop
National Marine Week Coastal Wildlife Walk
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Join us for a fun and educational wildlife walk to spot coastal wildlife, including young harbour seals and migrating coastal birds!
Whitstable Harbour and Boat Show
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Join Kent Wildlife Trust and Bird Wise East Kent at Whitstable Harbour on Saturday 9 August to learn about our amazing coastal wildlife and how to protect it.
Help marine wildlife at risk
National Marine Week is the perfect time to stand up for our underwater wildlife at risk. We've put together some easy actions you can take below:
Register as an interested party for Rethink Sea Link
Because National Grid made an error when publishing their notice under Regulation 9, a new period for relevant representations on the Sea Link project will now run from Friday 18 July to Monday 18 August. Interested Parties can submit their representations during this time. Only those who have registered as an interested party can continue to comment on the planning process. If you miss this chance, you will not be able to continue in the fight to Rethink Sea Link. We are asking the National Grid to examine an alternative route for cable linking Suffolk and Kent due to fears that decisions are based on the cheapest cost rather than minimising cost to wildlife at Pegwell Bay.
Bottom trawling ban
If you watched David Attenborough's Ocean, you'll have seen the devastation that bottom trawling wreaks on the seabed. Did you know that bottom trawling is still allowed in many Marine Protected Areas? We want this to stop. We're calling for bottom trawling to be banned in seabed Marine Protected Areas, and we need your help.
Take action at home to help marine wildlife
Do a litter pick or beach clean!
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Be a wildlife saviour and do a litter pick or beach clean!
How to conserve water
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If we all do our part in saving precious water supplies, we can make a huge difference for the environment.
How to use less plastic
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Plastic waste and its damaging effect on our seas and natural world has been big news recently. Here's what you can you do about it.