Response re seaweed

Hello,

I've been to the seaside and thought about getting some seaweed for the garden, so I read on here about taking it from a beach. I have contacted the crown estate and have been told the following applies to crown estate beaches...

" strandline, or storm-cast, seaweed is a habitat for creatures such as sand-hoppers, etc which can be an important food source for birds, as well as playing a role in embryonic sand dune formation. Therefore we advocate, on the advice of Natural England, that such collections, although minor in nature, are still made at intervals along the beach and not always from the same location, and that some material is always left in place rather than particular spots being completely cleared."

Hope this may be of help!

I read on here about taking it from a beach. I have contacted the crown estate and have been told the following applies to crown estate beaches...

Thanks for reading our FAQ post and for getting that response from the Crown Estate.

The point made in the FAQ and for those who don't know, the Crown Estate does not own all the UK shoreline and you must find out who owns the section you want to harvest from and ask their permission.