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October 28, 2025
Christmas Gift Guide 2025
Starting to think about Christmas shopping? Here are some gift ideas that might make the perfect present for your loved ones
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June 27, 2024
Discover the 7 species of jellyfish found in our UK shores
Jellyfish sightings in UK waters were up 32 per cent last year, NATALIE FRENCH speaks to the Marine Conservation Society to find out more. Jellyfish have existed for over 500 million years – longer than…
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June 27, 2024
Creatures around our coast: seahorses
There’s something mysterious and beautiful around our shores. SIMONE STANBROOK-BYRNE learns more about the enigmatic coastal creatures of seahorses and how to look out for them. Wouldn’t it be handy to be able to look…
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February 29, 2024
Discover the marine life in our harbours
Our marinas and harbours are working waters, busy with boats, industry and people. But they can also be a haven for marine life. CHRISSY HARRIS finds out more. Early algae and lots of lovely limpets…
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November 16, 2023
Discover the UK’s coastal wildlife
Although there is much coastal wildlife along our shores, finding it can be tricky. Here, NIGEL HICKS describes just a few of his favourite sites for spotting marine wildlife. It can sometimes be rather hard…
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November 2, 2023
The return of bluefin tuna to the UK coast
Katy Davidson reveals the excitement around the return of bluefin tuna to UK waters and what the reappearance of these fish means for coastal communities, both human and piscine. Talk of big game fishing today…
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May 26, 2023
Shipping Forecast: Wight
Join WILLIAM THOMSON on his journey each month exploring a Shipping Forecast region – this month, Wight. In the first four articles of this series we have learnt about the origins of the iconic Shipping…
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April 19, 2023
Shipping Forecast: Lundy
Join WILLIAM THOMSON on his journey each month exploring a Shipping Forecast region. This month, he takes a look at the island of Lundy. Lundy is an island near the entrance to the Bristol Channel, due…
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March 22, 2023
Martin Dorey talks ocean sustainability
This month Martin Dorey explains why he wants us to work together for a better future, as he talks of the importance of ocean sustainability. I got into an online spat recently. I couldn’t help…
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March 15, 2023
Shipping Forecast: Thames
Join WILLIAM THOMSON on his journey each month exploring a Shipping Forecast region. Last month we learned how the shocking wreck of the steam clipper Royal Charter inspired Admiral Robert Fitzroy to begin work on what we…
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February 16, 2023
Coast Fashion: Sustainable swimwear
An environmental fashion pioneer tells HAYLEY NEWNHAM how her passion for the ocean led to her creating swimwear for real women. Sustainability is the buzzword of the age, with an increasing number of consumers considering…
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February 15, 2023
Shipping Forecast: Humber
Join William Thomson on his journey each month exploring a Shipping Forecast region. Humber is one of 31 regions in The Shipping Forecast, a broadcast that has been providing weather information to mariners for the past…
