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Wildlife Cruises
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Welcome to Wildlife Watching
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Nature Break was formed in 1991, a non profit making organisation, offering opportunity's for all ages to explore the wealth of wildlife in and around our Essex rivers and estuary's.
Our boat will cruise to parts of the river not accessible by car or on foot where we can enjoy birds and seals in their own environment without disturbance. The main cruises are generally 4 hours but due to popular demand we have also introduced when the tide is suitable 2 hour cruises to view the Wallasea Wetlands and sail round into the River Roach. Visits to Foulness Island, cruises or walks.
We also visit prime Birdwatching areas by mini coach/coach where passengers can sit back and enjoy the journey and arrive relaxed.
'du Marquenterre'
We have been asked many times 'Are we going to Marquenterre'north France.
So we need to know if others may be interested.
We have organised several trips before, if we have enough interest we will make a booking for 2011.
This trip will be by coach through the channel tunnel, it is not a long journey, it is an early start 5am and would cost approimately £50.00 each this includes addmision to the park.
It would be a Saturday mid June 2011.
Please email us if your interested or would like more information.
You will need a current passport.
Donna Nook Licolnshire.
Brian will again be volunteering his sevices to the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust talking about the 1000s of grey seals at Donna Nook. He will be there the weekend of 13th & 14th November, we know it is a long way but he would love to see you. You may be present at a birth and watch the first moments in the life of a seal. For further information phone me.
'Southend Seal Watch'
Tuesday 13th July.
The reason for these recording meetings is to establish if the seals are having their pups out on the Ray Sands. These records along with many more of the mammals of Essex are in readiness for the second book by John Dobson, The Mammals of Essex. We will be recording numbers from each visit and from other haul out sites to try and estimate how many seals there are around the coast of Essex.
On the 12th June visit at the start no seals were visible and then two appeared. One, a pregnant cow hauled out on the sands had a clear distinguishing mark around her neck from a rope or net wound. The other animal just swam around until it spotted us on the opposite bank and came over. The seals are generally very curious creatures, this one no exception who came within
12 metres of us.
Please view the photo gallery where you can see it just posed for the cameras. Since the tide was due to change we had to leave, even then he followed us along the beach. Our next visit for individuals is on Tuesday 13th July.
We are prepared to take groups out on other dates for the short walk and visit, but the tide will determine just when.
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