The Morecambe Bay Podcast

If you enjoyed the first series, good news! A second series is now ready. Born during lockdown, the Morecambe Bay Podcast charts life around the Bay; from art and culture to stories of growing up and reporting  sometimes turbulent times. Next weekend I'll share the first of the new series which has been fascinating to research and record. You can read more about the stories too on the website...

Morecambe Bay is known internationally as a haven for birds. But did you know work is now underway to make the area even more attractive to an even wider range of wildlife? Prisoners at Haverigg near Millom are among over 200 volunteers doing their bit to help. It's all part of a project called Back on our Map - or BOOM - which aims to bring far reaching benefits, not just for wildlife in Morecamb...

Sunderland Point: steeped in history, home to a small community, and one of the most isolated places in the north west. In later editions we’ll be hearing more about it but what’s it like to grow up there? Mia Wilson knows all about life on the Point. She spent her early years there before moving away to study at university and embark on a career which was to take her thousands of miles away from...

Morecambe Bay has its fair share of historical buildings and places. The area’s industry and tourism attractions may have come and gone but recording and sharing how the area has changed has never been easier. Phil Martin shares his passion to record the ever changing story of Lancaster and Morecambe on social media.  Through his @HistoryGeek26 Twitter feed he’s recorded a wide variety of scenes a...

Sunsets, birdlife, historic buildings; many of us take pictures when we’re visiting Morecambe Bay.  Professional photographer Darren Andrews has made a career of taking amazing images for the Morecambe Visitor newspaper and more recently for a whole series of commissions. His ‘eye’ for a shot is extraordinary and his love for the resort, the people who live there and visitors (human and other...

Birdsong is very much part of the soundtrack of Morecambe Bay. Wherever you’re listening to this episode, close your eyes and the sound of oystercatchers, gulls and dozens more breeds transport you back to the Bay. Jon Carter is the RPSB’s Visitor Experience Manager at RSPB Leighton Moss. In this edition he talks about his inspiration and how the area has coped during lockdown. Follow him on Twitt...

When the tide is in and if the weather is good (or sometimes even if it isn’t) there’s a good chance you’ll see people taking a dip in the sea near the Clock Tower in the middle of Morecambe. Over the past few years a growing number have taken to sea swimming, praising the health and social benefits a swim in the Bay brings. M.A.L.L.O.W.S. - the Morecambe and Lancaster Lancashire Open Water Swimme...

During lockdown I finally decided the time was right to work on a project which had been in my mind for a long time. I've lived and worked around Morecambe Bay for years. It's a special place that's home to some amazing people. Lockdown gave them, and me, time to talk and thanks to Zoom, we were able to meet up and record the first in what may become a series of podcasts about life around the Bay....