National Marine Week is running from 25 July – 9 August. The Wildlife Trust are holding a series of events to support National Marine Week and to get us out to learn about seaside wildlife and its habitats; let’s think about marine conservation; above all, let’s fall giddily in love with lobsters, limpets and sea lettuce.

All around our coasts, Wildlife Trust staff and volunteers will be sharing their knowledge, so whether you want to find out more about minke whales or molluscs, velvet swimming crabs or strawberry anemones, breadcrumb sponges or butterfish, and seals or sea birds, you can enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of the sea and learn more about its riches.

A shoal of marine events are spread over 16 days so that individual Wildlife Trusts can incorporate a low tide, ranging from rockpool rambles and seaside strolls along the strandline (the high water mark where shells, sea creatures and flotsam are left by the tide). Find an event near you here.

So why not see the sea and this summer let’s keep marine wildlife, though out of sight perhaps, firmly in our minds.

• To find out more abut National Marine Week go to: www.wildlifetrusts.org/NationalMarineWeek2015
• To find an event go to: www.wildlifetrusts.org/whats-on
• For other ideas and ways you can enjoy the Kent Coast go to Visit Kent here: www.visitkent.co.uk/kent-coast