Donna Nook on the Lincolnshire coast is home to one of the UK's most important grey seal colonies and is one of the best places to view seals in Britain. Between October and December the grey seals come ashore to breed, and in 2008 more than 1000 pups were born here. The Donna Nook colony is close to an RAF bombing range, but the seals are thriving and live undisturbed by the noise of the planes.
Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust manages Donna Nook as a nature reserve with the agreement of the Ministry of Defence.
Laurent Geslin documented the grey seals of Donna Nook for Wild Wonders of Europe. For further information or a wider selection of images, contact timaldred@naturepl.com.
Wild Wonders of Europe / Geslin / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) in shallow water with waves breaking behind, Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK, November 2008
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Geslin / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup, Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK, November 2008
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Geslin / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) bull sniffing photographers tripod, Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK, November 2008 WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION. WWE BOOK.
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Geslin / Two Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) fighting, Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK, November 2008
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Geslin / Two Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) aggressive behaviour, wind blowing sand, Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK, November 2008
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Geslin / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) males fighting, Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK, November 2008
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Geslin / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pair calling, Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK, November 2008 Wild Wonders kids book.
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Geslin / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) mating behaviour, Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK, November 2008
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Geslin / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup, portrait, Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK, November 2008
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Geslin / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup lying on its back with its mouth open, Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK, November 2008. WWE INDOOR EXHIBITION
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Geslin / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) with pup at breeding site in dunes, Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK, November 2008
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Geslin / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) with flipper in its mouth, Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK, November 2008
