Morecambe Sea

The cool water is rushed against the shore by the winds creating rhythmic waves. The waves nestle against the one another and carry tiny rocks onto the shore. Overhead, seagulls can be heard flying low over the water, searching for small fish. Morecambe Bay is a large bay in northwest England, nearly due east of the Isle of Man and just to the south of the Lake District National Park. It is the largest expanse of intertidal mudflats and sand in theUnited Kingdom, covering a total area of 310 km2 (120 sq mi). In 1974 the second largest gas field in the UK was discovered 25 miles (40 km) west of Blackpool, with original reserves of over 7 trillion cubic feet (tcf) (200 billion cubic metres). At its peak 15% of Britain's gas supply came from the bay but production is now in decline and the main field was mothballed in 2011.