Grey Seal
Halichoerus grypus
Family: Phocidae
Habitat: Coastal areas.
Food: Fish.
Season: All year round.
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
The Grey Seal is also known as the Atlantic grey seal and the horsehead seal. It breeds in several colonies on and around the coast.
St. Ives Bay is called Cammas an Tewyn, in Cornish, meaning bay of the sand dunes. The bay is shaped as a shallow crescent, 6 km (4 miles) across.
Upton Towans is a nature reserve cared for and maintained by Cornwall Wildlife Trust.
Many species can be observed over the course of the year.
Loggan's Moor is a nature reserve cared for and maintained by Cornwall Wildlife Trust.
RSPB Hayle Estuary provides numerous habitats for wildlife such as intertidal saltmarsh and mudflats, shingle, lagoons, reedbeds, ponds, meadows and farmland, important ...
St Ives Beach is a picturesque crescent shaped beach that has for many years attracted artists and tourists alike.
St Erth Pits is a nature reserve cared for and maintained by Cornwall Wildlife Trust.
Pendarves Wood is a nature reserve cared for and maintained by Cornwall Wildlife Trust.
Bakers Pit is a nature reserve cared for and maintained by Cornwall Wildlife Trust.
The Premier Inn Hayle is part of the Premier Inn group.