Exe Estuary Management Partnership

📷Photo Competition- Submissions Open! 📷

✨You can start submitting your photos to our competition now!✨

🌊Our competition has officially launched so get out on the Exe and start taking photos! 🌊

We have 4 categories to enter you photos into:
🍃Wildlife & Conservation
📖Cultural & Heritage
🌊Seascapes & Landscapes
🏡Homes & Livelihoods

We have 2 age brackets for you to enter into:
📌Under 16 years
📌Over 16 years

📍Submission Close: 4th October 11PM

Get involved in our training and webinar events running in conjunction with the competition:
📷Exmouth Festival Photo Workshop
📱Smartphone Photography
📖Responsible Visual Storytelling
⛵Exeter Quay Heritage & Photography Tour
🌿Photo Walk: Dawlish Warren

📢Find Out More:
https://www.exe-estuary.org/events/exploring-the-exe-photo-competition/

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Wildlife Spotlight: Periwinkle 🐚

🐚 Found clinging to rocks, mudflats and shorelines around our coasts, periwinkles are hardy little marine snails that play an important role in healthy coastal ecosystems. 🐚

🔎 Did you know?
Periwinkles can seal themselves safely inside their shell using a round "trap door" called an operculum, helping them stay protected and prevent drying out when the tide goes out!

🐚 Appearance:
• Common Periwinkles have rounded, whorled shells, usually greyish-brown in colour
• Flat Periwinkles have rounded, whorled shells and are often bright yellow
• Protected by a round operculum which closes the shell opening

🍽 Diet:
• Tiny plants and decaying organic matter

⏳ Average lifespan:
• Around 5–10 years

🌍 Habitat:
• Coastal, Marine and Intertidal
• Mudflats
• Rockpools
• Shoreline

📍 Location:
• Found on rocky shores around coasts and estuaries

✔️ Responsible wildlife observation helps protect this species:
• Make sure to put any periwinkles back where you found them
• Avoid disturbing birds that are feeding on periwinkles
• Respect sensitive coastal habitats

Let's protect our shorelines and the remarkable wildlife that calls them home, so these fascinating coastal species can thrive for generations to come. 💙
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📷Photo Competition- Judges Announced! 📷

✨Our first round of judges for our photography competition have been announced ✨

📷Introducing Daniel and Nick who are set to offer their amazing expertise and insights through the judging process of our competition 📷

👀Keep a look out! - More judges to be announced👀

We have 4 categories to enter you photos into:
🍃Wildlife & Conservation
📖Cultural & Heritage
🌊Seascapes & Landscapes
🏡Homes & Livelihoods

We have 2 age brackets for you to enter into:
📌Under 16 years
📌Over 16 years

📍Launch Date: 10th July 7AM
📍Submission Close: 4th October 11PM

Get involved in our training and webinar events running in conjunction with the competition:
📷Exmouth Festival Photo Workshop
📱Smartphone Photography
📖Responsible Visual Storytelling
⛵Exeter Quay Heritage & Photography Tour
🌿Photo Walk: Dawlish Warren

📢Find Out More:
https://www.exe-estuary.org/events/exploring-the-exe-photo-competition/

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📷Photo Competition! 📷

✨Exe-citing opportunity to get involved in, and a great way to get out and about enjoying the estuary this summer✨

We have 4 categories to enter you photos into:
🍃Wildlife & Conservation
📖Cultural & Heritage
🌊Seascapes & Landscapes
🏡Homes & Livelihoods

We have 2 age brackets for you to enter into:
📌Under 16 years
📌Over 16 years

📍Launch Date: 10th July 7AM
📍Submission Close: 4th October 11PM

Get involved in our training and webinar events running in conjunction with the competition:
📷Exmouth Festival Photo Workshop
📱Smartphone Photography
📖Responsible Visual Storytelling
⛵Exeter Quay Heritage & Photography Tour
🌿Photo Walk: Dawlish Warren

📢Find Out More:
https://www.exe-estuary.org/events/exploring-the-exe-photo-competition/

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📷Photography Workshop This Week! 📷

📍Location: Imperial Hotel Grounds, workshop tent
⏰When: 12th July, 11:15am-12:45pm
📌What: Learn some photography tips and tricks, and be the first to learn about our photography competition!

📢Come and check out the Exmouth Festival 2026 from the 9th - 12th July! 📢

🍃Engage with local organisations, take part in some fun events, grab a bite to eat, and celebrate all things wild 🍃

Book Now: https://buytickets.at/exeestuarymanagementpartnership1/2280989

✨Join us at the Imperial Hotel Grounds on the 11th-12th of July. ✨

💬We will be running an engagement stall, where you can learn about what we do, and the different habitats of the Exe Estuary. 💬

🌿 EA Research Spotlight: Seagrass Monitoring in the Exe Estuary 🌊

Did you know?
📍 Seagrass beds in the Exe Estuary are a rare and threatened habitat that support wildlife and provide important food sources for wildfowl.

🔬 EA surveys help:
• Identify seagrass species 🌱
• Map the extent of seagrass beds 🗺️
• Measure seagrass coverage across the estuary 📊
• Support ecological assessments under the Water Framework Directive ✅

🌊 Much of the seagrass grows across deep, soft mud. Using a hovercraft allows survey teams to access these areas safely and efficiently.

📅 Surveys take place between June and mid-July, helping capture peak seagrass growth while minimising disturbance to birds.

💚 Monitoring these valuable habitats helps us better understand and protect the health of the Exe Estuary for future generations.

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🐟Association of IFCAs Launches New Film ‘Conserve’ on World Oceans Day🐟

To mark World Ocean Day on the 8th of June, the Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities launched its latest film:

🌟Conserve🌟

🌊The film showcases how IFCAs works to protect sensitive species and habitats in England’s inshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), while ensuring sustainable fisheries can thrive.🌊

📌Find out more about the film here:
https://association-ifca.org.uk/association-of-ifcas-launches-new-film-conserve-on-world-oceans-day/

📺 Watch the film here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=MOqkPo81SLzsWcQn&v=4Whr5yq2DMo&feature=youtu.be

🌿Exmouth Festival 9th-12th July🌿

📢Come and check out the Exmouth Festival 2026 from the 9th - 12th July! 📢

🍃Engage with local organisations, take part in some fun events, grab a bite to eat, and celebrate all things wild 🍃

🔎Find Out More: https://www.visitexmouth.co.uk/news/exmouth-festival-2026-four-days-of-music-art-and-wild-creativity

✨Join us at the Imperial Hotel Grounds on the 11th-12th of July. ✨

💬We will be running an engagement stall, where you can learn about what we do, and the different habitats of the Exe Estuary. 💬

📷Come join our Photography Workshop!
📍Location: Imperial Hotel Grounds, workshop tent
⏰When: 12th July, 11:15am-12:45pm
📌What: Learn some photography tips and tricks, and be the first to learn about our photography competition!