Morecambe Bay Lancashire
Morecambe Bay is the largest expanse of intertidal sand and mudflat in Britain, a great tidal bay of approximately 310 square kilometres between the Lancashire coast and the Furness Peninsula whose combination of extraordinary wildlife spectacle, dramatic views of the Cumbrian mountains and the historic danger of quicksand and fast-moving tides creates one of the most powerful and most distinctive coastal landscapes in northern England.
The wader flocks of Morecambe Bay are among the most impressive wildlife spectacles available in Britain, the vast mudflats supporting hundreds of thousands of dunlin, knot, oystercatcher, redshank and other wader species throughout winter. The spectacle of a large wader roost when the rising tide pushes birds onto the high-tide roost is one of the most extraordinary natural events available at any British wetland.
The guided cross-bay walks with the official Queen's Guide to the Sands provide one of the most adventurous and most memorable outdoor experiences in Lancashire, the crossing of the six miles of sand and channels following ancient routes used since the Roman period.