'Bioblocks: Building for Nature' (IMAGE)

Swansea University

'Bioblocks: Building for Nature'

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Overall Winner. Ruth Callaway (College of Science/ Coleg Gwyddoniaeth) SEACAMS2 and Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Plc have worked together to explore opportunities to enhance the ecological value of the worlds' first tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay. A Bioblocks workshop was held at Oriel Science in February 2017. It was funded by SEACAMS2 and involved over 200 children who used cubes of clay to sculpt ecologically attractive habitats for coastal creatures. These 'bioblocks' demonstrate how manmade structures can support marine life while children and their families have gained a better understanding of the unique resilience of sea creatures. It is hoped that the diverse and complex habitat will enable more species to use this new material as a living space: crevices and holes will provide shelter; variable textures and overhangs will allow animals and seaweed to cling to the material.

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Ruth Callaway, Swansea University

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