Take a closer look at our common seals.
These animals, once bears? Fit into the marine environment splendidly, spending most of their time in the water feeding on fish, molluscs and crustaceans. They can defend themselves, but do live in harmony at the haul out sites. Our Common seals give birth in June and July on the sands between tides. The pups or calves are born at an advanced state and can swim within an hour of being born.
Seals are marine animals, fur covered, fin footed, with an acute sense of smell and hearing, but have poor eyesight on land. They can dive for up to 40 minutes, when their heart beat drops from about 60 beats a minute to just 6 beats.
On board you will learn all about their life cycle from when man killed them for food and oil to the present day's protection and purpose built hospitals. Their main enemy is man, but also phocine distemper virus, more about that on board.
We have many stories that we have collected over the past 18 years about our seals and would like to pass onto yourselves.
Join us on board to learn more about these wonderful mammals, the Essex coast, history of the river and its wildlife. Not forgetting the 'Wallasea Wetland Re-creation Project' the breaching of Wallasea Island.
£22 each - full boat charter maximum 12 passengers £200.00.
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From SWF follow signs to Burnham on Crouch B1012/B1010. From Maldon B1018 to North Farnbridge the B1010 to Burnham.
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: 0 miles from Burnham station
- Education/study area
- Facilities for groups
- Facilities for educational visits
- On-site light refreshments
- Public toilets
- Accepts groups
- Guided tours for individuals
- Guided tours for groups
- Smoking not allowed