Get involved
Find out how you can help the UK's coastal wildlife.
Whale and dolphin sightings
Help the Seawatch Foundation by reporting any whale or dolphin sightings or strandings within our UK waters.
Jellyfish survey
The Marine Conservation Society’s page for their jellyfish survey has links to the jellyfish ID guide, and to report your sightings.
Gannets (T.A.G)
We have a vast amount of gannets in UK but where do they go? T.A.G enables you to follow Gannets on feeding routes via a realtime map.
The Great Eggcase Hunt
Found any mermaids purses on your walk along our coastline? Then the shark trust would love to know where you have spotted them. This will provide vital information on the whereabouts of potential nursery grounds and will provide the Trust with a better understanding of species abundance and distribution.
The Basking Shark Project
The Basking Shark Project is a great way for shark enthusiasts of all ages to get involved with Basking Shark conservation. The Shark Trust runs both a and a which store valuable information about these charismatic species.
2 minute beach clean
The 2 minute beach clean, (set up by Martin Dorey) is a scheme that anybody can be involved in. Help clean up your local beach for 2 minutes and you will be saving the ocean from plastics and pollutants. Use to show us what you have been up to!
UK Strandings
In 1913, the Natural History Museum began to routinely collate information on UK stranded cetaceans (dolphin and whale) for the first time to create a UK report. If you find a stranded animal please use the information found in this leaflet to identify and report stranding across the UK. Caution: Some of the images found in this leaflet are graphic.
RSPCA animal rescue
If you see an animal in distress or in need of rescue either wild or domestic, please get in contact with the RSPCA.
Thames Marine Mammal survey
If you've seen a marine mammal in the Thames Estuary area you can report your sighting on this interactive map.
