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08/09/2026

Here there be Monsters: A creative Ocean-themed Halloween Workshop 👻🎃

Join Marine Conservationist Lucy Luck and Nature Connection Guide Lizzie Elliot-Klein on a spooky exploration of the deep, dark and devious sea!
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The ocean is widely unexplored and the deeper we go the more haunting it becomes. Eerie zombie eels, whale grave yards and glow in the dark sharks are just some of the otherworldly beings that inhabit our waters 🧟

During this creative-filled, Ocean-themed Halloween Workshop you’ll learn about some of the weird and wonderful creatures that live in our oceans, be inspired to build your own Marine Monster and Tell a Tale by writing your own scary story or by drawing your own comic.

We are running two separate workshops (1) Family Workshop aimed at young families (2) Adult Workshop aimed at 18+. Prices vary depending on workshop and ticket type, you can find more details on our Eventbrite!

Parents and Guardians remain responsible for their young folk at all times and must remain on the premises for the whole of the workshop.

Equipment will be provided, but if you have your own creative journals and drawing tools, please feel free to bring them along! Dressing up is grossly welcomed and sickeningly encouraged for both adults and young people alike! 🧙‍♀️

Any further questions about the event, please email [email protected] and [email protected] or DM 📧

Thanks,
Lucy and Lizzie 👻

19/08/2026

The latest edition of the Ocean Conservation Trust The Ocean Conservationist membership magazine has dropped and I got another great opportunity to write an article for it, this time about Citizen Science! 🧬

I highlight the vitally important citizen science work that Shark Trust have been doing since 2003 and that is The Great Egg Case Hunt! Combing the coast to spot mermaid purses varying from Nurse Hounds to Flapper Skates! 🦈

Whilst also giving a shoutout to some of the citizen science work that is happening with the Ocean Conservation Trust, the Blue Meadows Coastal Count. Where volunteers head to the coast, look out to sea and record any recreational activity that is taking place, to better understand the relationship between people and habits in our ocean 🚤🌱

Your challenge? Go explore some of the incredible work these conservation charities do and see how you can get involved yourself! 🌊

27/07/2026

🌊 Rising Tides Festival 🌊

What a fantastic weekend!! I had the ABSOLUTE pleasure of being invited to not only facilitate my Q***r Ecology Workshop but to also be a speaker on a panel discussing all things LGBTQIA+ in Surf and Conservation! 🏄‍♂️🏳️‍🌈

Two full days of the greatest conversations teaching people all about the incredible marine animals we have on our coastal doorstep, using a collection of my ethically sourced specimens and artefacts, and deep diving into what makes nature so inherently q***r! 🦴✨

It was brilliant to share the stage with Radio Presenter Jack Murley and Steph Barnes ☀️ from Q***r Surf Club, a first for me taking on a panel and hopefully not the last! 🎤

We spoke about the importance of community and how the ocean is a magnetic force to create such a safe space for us (yet being so wild and unpredictable!) and how it is so important for us LGBTQIA+ folk to have those places. All while exploring q***r ecology’s progression into today’s society and how it challenges what so many of us know about the natural world - One le***an seagull at a time!

I met so many incredibly people doing fantastic work in both the Surf and Conservation community and even bumped into some familiar faces 💕

Thank you so much Rising Tide Festival for the opportunity to work with you and be apart of something very special and to Newquay Orchard for a stunning venue space! 🌊🍎

***recology

25/07/2026

Hold on to your bones! 🦴 🎥

09/07/2026

🌊 Q***r Marine Ecology, Festival edition! 🏳️‍🌈

Want to know more about Q***r Marine Ecology along the South West Coast and tap into your creativity with still life drawing? 🦴✍️

I’m excited to share that I will be attending and facilitating my Nature is Q***r: Marine Ecology & Still Life Drawing workshop at the UK Surf & Skate Expo, Newquay! 🏄

The workshop will be a drop-in session throughout the Festival weekend (25th-26th July) on a Pay-What-You-Can Donation basis to create an accessible workshop for all ✨

Not only that, but I will be also sitting on a panel to talk all things inclusivity and representation of the LGBTQIA+ community in surf and marine conservation with a cohort of incredible people on the Sunday 🏳️‍🌈

See you there! 👋

📍 UK Surf & Skate Expo | Newquay | 25-26 July

🔗 Link in Bio for more information and tickets!

UK Surf & Skate Expo Rising Tide Festival

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17/06/2026

🐋 Q***r Marine Ecology Lino-Printing Workshop! 🎨

This week Community in print and I collaborated on our first workshop and it was a fantastic event!

Starting the workshop having an introduction to local marine ecology and what makes them Q***r. From Bisexual Bottlenose Dolphins to Polyamorous Pinnipeds, we dipped into what Q***r Ecology is and how the natural world is so deeply inherently q***r!! 🏳️‍🌈

We then learnt how to make our own Lino prints as Devon Tipping 🏳️‍🌈 🎨 taught us about various Lino techniques, materials and guidance to create our prints.

Using ethically sourced bones as inspiration for our art, everyone created some beautiful prints, all while learning about local marine ecology 🌊

Thank you all who came to the event and to those who helped make it happen! A big shout out to Sappho's Cafe & Community Space for providing the venue as well as banana bread and coffees for us all 💕

There’s a lot going on in the world right now for LGBTQIA+ rights, being able to run a workshop during Pride month as part of Breton Pride to celebrate in the local community and bring people from different backgrounds together felt very needed and heart warming 💕

We more than ever must keep being visible and remembering that Pride is still a protest and we’ve still got long a way to go in our society until we are fully accepted as a community. Having watched Tip Toe recently, a quote that has stuck with me and I want to share it with others is “You are q***r in 2026, you are a political act” and we can’t forgot that 👊

Happy Pride 🏳️‍🌈

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08/06/2026

🚨 One week to go and there are still tickets available!! 🚨

Join Marine Educator and Scientific Communicator Lucy Luck and Illustrator and Found of Devon Tipping, for a collaboration event Nature is Q***r Lino-Printing workshop! This workshop is part of Bretonside Pride! 🏳️‍🌈

You’ll learn about Q***r Marine ecology whilst also having a beginners guide on Lino-Printing!

Event details
Date: Monday 15th June
Time: 17:30 - 20:00 (2.5hrs)
Place:

Book tickets via the link in my bio 👆

We can’t wait to print with you! 🤩

***rdistrictcollective

***recology

25/05/2026

🎨 Q***r Marine Ecology Lino-Printing Workshop! 🦴

You asked, we delivered! 👏 Join Marine Conservationist and Scientific Communicator Lucy Luck and illustrator and Found of Devon Tipping, for a collaboration event Nature is Q***r Lino-Printing workshop! This workshop is part of Bretonside Pride! 🏳️‍🌈

You’ll learn about Q***r Marine ecology whilst also having a beginners guide on Lino-Printing!

Event details
Date: Monday 15th June
Time: 17:30 - 20:00 (2.5hrs)
Place:

Book tickets via the link in my bio 👆

We can’t wait to print with you! 🤩

***rdistrictcollective

***recology

16/05/2026

🌊 Paddle Out 2026! 📣

Today, I joined the one of many Paddle Out protests that took place across the nation today, to demand an end to sewage pollution!! 💩

Last year Plymouth Hoe East was the #1 most polluted bathing area in England and Wales last year! That’s stinks! 🤮

Water companies have become far too reliant on overflow systems that just can not cope anymore, it’s a faulty infrastructure that needs to change!

Plymouth is home to the UKs first National Marine Park and is home to over 1,000 species, from Grey Seals, Rissos Dolphins, Anemomes, Sharks, Starfish, Rays the list goes on! It is also a place of some incredible marine habitats including Seagrass beds, the only under water flowering marine plant and an absolutely vital habitat for capturing carbon in our oceans 🌱

We showed up today to show our angry and frustration towards the broken water system and demand change, now! Plymouth truly showed up in style with Morris Dancers, samba bands and so much energy 👏

Huge round of applause for who led this protest phenomenally as a local rep and everyone else involved! Thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak and give the local marine wildlife a voice 📣

.surfersagainstsewage

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01/05/2026

New article has dropped! 🔥

Very excited to say that I have been featured in the latest edition of their membership magazine, The Ocean Conservationist! 🦀

Writing about what it means to be an Ocean Discovery Ranger at the , what my day-to-day activities look like, what’s my favourite part of my role and more! 👏

I thoroughly enjoyed writing this article, having only been in the role for 8 months, this felt like a beautiful reflection of my journey so far at the NMA & OCT ✨

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