{"id":820231,"date":"2026-10-31T23:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T23:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/820231\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T23:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T23:42:09","slug":"newborn-seal-pups-photographed-at-horsey-in-norfolk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/820231\/","title":{"rendered":"Newborn seal pups photographed at Horsey in Norfolk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The heartwarming sight marks the start of the annual pupping season at Horsey, where more than 3,700 pups were born along a five-mile stretch of coastline last year.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The colony, which attracts thousands of visitors each winter, stretches between Waxham and Winterton.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\" alt=\"A newborn grey seal pup with its mother on the beach at Horsey in Norfolk, as the pupping season begins at one the UK's most important sites for the mammals. More than 3,700 baby seals were born on along the five-mile stretch of coast in Norfolk last year. The seal population between Waxham and Winterton attracts thousands of visitors each winter as the young seals are weaned before re-entering the sea. Picture date: Tuesday October 27, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Joe Giddens\/Press Association\"\/>Pup season has commenced in Norfolk (Image: Joe Giddens)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Visitors are drawn to the area to watch the young seals as they are weaned and prepare to return to the sea.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>The RSPCA has warned visitors to keep a safe distance from the animals (Image: Joe Giddens)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Large gatherings of grey seals are regularly seen dotted along the Norfolk coast, with animal lovers flocking to the area to observe the seals.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>The pair were snapped at Horsey beach (Image: Joe Giddens)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  However, animal charities are urging the public to keep their distance, warning that getting too close can cause the seals stress, energy loss, sleep deprivation, pain and injury.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Seal wardens are stationed nearby, and signs have been put up reminding people to respect the animals\u2019 space.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The RSPCA has also issued guidance for visitors, advising people to stay back and observe the seals from a safe distance to avoid causing harm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The heartwarming sight marks the start of the annual pupping season at Horsey, where more than 3,700 pups&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":820232,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[90,56,54,55,4407],"class_list":["post-820231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=820231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820231\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/820232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=820231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=820231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=820231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}