E4. Sounds of Morecambe Bay

[WARNING: Never venture out onto the Morecambe Bay mud flats without a guide or suitable knowledge. The area is notorious for quicksand and fast-moving tides.]

@hopeintherisingtide / @metafox_writer

In mid-November I visited Morecambe Bay on the east coast of England. This podcast documents my journey around this special landscape, recording the sounds of the birds and the tides. This is a slow meditative podcast with lots of ASMR sounds and me ad-libbing about the habitats and weather.

It is suitable for a calming and relaxing time - in the bath, just before bed, or dare I say, to help you fall asleep! It is also a pretty good choice for people with long term illnesses/conditions who may not get out into nature much.

Here is a map to help you visualise where I am at each point in my journey (Substack only).

This map is taken from Karen Lloyd’s book The Gathering Tide © 2016

1 & 2 Hest bank; 3. Heysham head; 4. inverse rainbow; 5. Heysham power station; 6. mermaid's purse; 7. Leighton Moss; 8. Jenny's Brown's point; 9. Silverdale cove.

Links and references

Morecambe Bay cockling tragedy

Seabirds, Environmental Change, and Morecambe Bay - article by Dr Catherine Oliver with links to JB Whittaker’s ‘Morecambe Bay region as laboratory for climate change’

Debbie Yare’s art/Instagram page on walking the Bay

Rock cut tombs at Heysham

Heysham nature reserve

Heysham Moss nature reserve

• Why peat bogs need protection and restoration

• Partial ban on peat-based gardening products

South Walney nature reserve

• Shark’s Trust - Great Eggcase Hunt

Leighton Moss nature reserve

• Why reedbeds are important

Arnside tidal bore

• Why saltmarshes are important

• Clearance of saltmarsh in Merseyside