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Welcome to our News Update for Spring 2023, if you are visiting the Hunstanton SEA LIFE, don´t forget to purchase your entrance tickets in advance.
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Join Peppa Pig on her Aquarium Adventure
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Giggle and snort with Peppa who is back at SEA LIFE Hunstanton! You can meet some incredible creatures and discover how to keep them safe in our oceans.
Join the team for some Oinktastic fun! There is a fun interactive trail at SEA LIFE Hunstanton where little piggies can help to spot seahorses, count starfish, learn about how fast sharks can swim, as well as a variety of fun activities from bracelet making to jigsaws!
Meet Peppa herself at designated times throughout the day
Between 1st April and 4th June
Times: 11.15am-11.30am; 12.15pm-12.30pm and 2.15-2.30pm
Check times with reception upon arrival
Let´s make a splash! OINK!
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Did you Know
- Otters can hold their breath underwater for over 6 minutes! This comes in handy for hunting and catching fish! Otters have webbed feet and a long thick tail that makes them strong swimmers.
Click here to see a selection of photos of Summer and Twix.
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How long is a Green Sea Turtle?
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The Humboldt Penguins are flightless marine birds, which is true of all penguins, and are very well suited to their natural environment around the coastal areas of Peru and Chile. Humboldt´s wings operate effectively as narrow flippers, making them very agile and speedy swimmers.
Click here to see a selection of photos.
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Common (harbour) Seals (Phoca vitulina) feed on a wide variety of fish and invertebrates, taking species which are locally abundant and easy to catch. In Scotland, Gadoid fish, particularly Whiting and Saithe, Herring and Sand-eels are important. Molluscs, such as Whelks and Octopus are also eaten.
Click here to see a selection of photos.
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| If you find a Seal in the Wild
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For over 34 years Hunstanton SEA LIFE has been rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing seal pups from the North Sea coastline and beyond that find themselves in trouble, whether it be eye problems, respiratory infections and malnourishment to broken bones, pollution-related problems and being separated from their mother too soon.
A quick reminder that if you discover a seal pup that is in distress or alone, please call the Hunstanton SEA LIFE on 01485 533576 and/or the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) team on 01825 765546.
The Animal Care Team are on call around the clock to race to the rescue of seal pups in trouble anywhere around the coast.
DO keep your distance;
DON´T attempt to handle or touch the pup;
DON´T attempt to put the pup back in the sea;
DON´T ignore the situation;
DO tell the appropriate organisation.
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When you ring, please be prepared to give an exact location of the seal, your contact details, what condition is the seal in for example is it alone, thin, injured or seems unwell (noisy breathing, coughing, runny nose). Tell people around you to keep clear of the seal by at least 50 metres, if you can, draw a circle in the sand around the pup.
Remember most often seals come out of the water on to land to rest, digest after eating their food, relax and sleep.
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What to do if you find a dead seal on beach!
If you come across a dead seal, the advice is not to touch or go near it, please call
West Norfolk council on 01553 616200.
If you find a stranded living marine animal, please call the SEA LIFE Sanctuary on 01485 533576 and/or the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) team on 01825 765546.
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Souvenir Guide Books
Here are the front covers of the Sanctuary´s Guide book.
If during your next visit you purchase a copy, the profits go towards the care of the rescued seal pups in the hospital.
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Click here to download Hunstanton SEA LIFE´s leaflet for 2023
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VIP Experience feeding the Resident Seals
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Did you know you can feed the six resident Common Harbour Seals at SEA LIFE Hunstanton?
In this VIP Experience, you will get to feed the seals their fishy feed with a member of the animal care team on hand to assist you and answer any questions you might have.
You´ll get to learn all about the seals, their diets and habitats but be careful they like to splash!
For more information please click here and to book your VIP Experience.
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| Say No to the "Flying Rings"
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Did you know flying rings can have a detrimental impact on our marine environment...especially for the seals living on our coast?
These rings can be dangerous and even deadly, please support the Seal Group Research Trust with their campaign to encourage people to only use solid discs near the water.
Find out everything you need to know right here
Want to take it further? Click on this link to sign the petition to "Ban the sale of flying plastic rings to help protect marine wildlife". Share this link on your social media platforms i.e. Facebook, etc.,
***We have two PDF posters which we would like you to share with your friends, family, neighbours, work colleagues, etc., this would be massively helpful. Click here to download.***
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This news update has been put together by volunteers/supporters of the Hunstanton SEA LIFE.
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