Seal cam

About grey seals and this web cam location

This web cam live streams from our South Walney Nature Reserve on the west coast of Cumbria and is powered by StreamDays.  If the camera is not working, please be assured we're resolving the issue and in the meantime, click the button below to enjoy some recorded footage.

Watch recorded footage of grey seal pups at #SouthWalney

The seals on the cam are grey seals. Another species of seal is the common seal however the common seal is generally found around the coasts of Scotland, Northern Ireland and eastern England. 

Seal pups are incredibly vulnerable to disturbance, which would cause the mother to abandon it and the pup to starve. For this reason, there is strictly no access to the area of the nature reserve where the seals are.

However, seals can be seen playing in the water at high tide, along with thousands of wintering wildfowl and wader birds, from hides on South Walney nature reserve. 

Grey seal conservation

Grey seals suffered from severe persecution, their numbers dwindling as a result. Thankfully, grey seal populations have increased due to a ban on shooting and now the largest European population is found in the British Isles.

How you can support Grey seals

You can be part of our vital conservation work for the grey seals at South Walney Nature Reserve by making a donation or joining us as a member. Although protected, they still suffer from illegal shooting, pollution and disturbance when breeding.

To help seals and other marine wildlife, The Wildlife Trusts are working with fishermen, researchers, politicians and local people towards a vision of 'Living Seas', where marine wildlife thrives. This work has recently had a massive boost with the passing of the Marine Bill, promising sustainable development of the UK's marine environment.