Useful Web Links and Books
Information about the Bay
- Morecambe Bay Partnership Toolkit – many valuable links to aspects of the bay
- Morecambe Bay Partnership – useful for general Morecambe Bay information
- Explore Morecambe Bay – many links of value
- Natural England Morecambe Bay Profile
- The Bay – a blueprint for recovery, a nature and wellbeing programme, offering people living in Morecambe Bay the opportunity to get outdoors and connect with nature
- The Morecambe Bay Podcast
- Morecambe Bay facts from BBC Seven Wonders – useful facts and general knowledge
Wildlife
- Morecambe Bay Coastal habitats information – finding out about the habitat & saltmarshes of the area
- Morecambe Bay history – useful for history of the area
- Explore Morecambe Bay leaflet
- Morecambe Bay Nature
- An excellent presentation about the secret animal life of the bay
- Leighton Moss Nature Reserve
- Cumbria Wildlife Trust: Foulshaw Moss, Humphrey Head, South Walney
- Wildlife Trust at Heysham – also useful for many other resources
- RSPB at Hest Bank
- RSPB Morecambe Bay Conservation Project
History
- Visit Lancaster: Crossing the Sands
- BBC News interviews Cedric Robinson – on why the sands are so dangerous
- Explore Morecambe Bay – has many links including much about the history of the area and spooky spots!
- Lancaster Maritime Museum
- Transatlantic Slave Trade Resources
- Archives: Lancashire County Council – Morecambe Bay Partnership has collated an archive of historical information connected to specifically to the Bay
Maps
- Lancaster University Historic Maps
- Mapcarta – very useful online map
- Topography map
- Seldom Seen maps – an interesting resource to purchase
The Eden Project in Morecambe
- Virtual Plans for the Eden Project North at Morecambe – look at what is being built in Morecambe
- Eden Project Morecambe – official page to keep up to date
Books
- Around Morecambe Bay by W. R. Mitchell
- Boots and Brews: Walking, Food and Folklore around Morecambe Bay by Beth and Steve Pipe
- On Morecambe Bay by Peter Cherry
- The Gathering Tide: A Journey Around the Edgelands of Morecambe Bay by Karen Lloyd
- Sands of Time by Lindsay Sutton
- One Man's Morecambe Bay by Cedric Robinson
- Portrait of Morecambe Bay by Jon Sparks
- Classic Landforms of Morecambe Bay by S. J. Gale
- Morecambe Bay by John Morrison