Huge 'alien' creatures with 'bobbly eyes' wash up on UK beach as parents warned

20 July 2023 , 21:28

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Tasha spotted the huge creature sprawled on the sand near where her children were playing (Image: Tasha Royle)

A warning has been issued to parents ahead of the school summer holidays after enormous jellyfish washed up on a UK beach.

A mother told how she was visiting a New Brighton beach, Merseyside, with her children when she saw what appeared to be an "alien-like" creature on the sand.

Tasha Royle has urged people to be aware when visiting the beauty spots, saying: "You get so excited to go to the beach, it was the first time we took the babies to the beach and my kids ran straight up to them. There were loads, the closer to the sea you got smaller ones were everywhere.

"They look like aliens, the white ones were see-through and had bobbly eyes. With the weather getting nice it's worth people keeping an eye out. I was warning people on our way back as well, more people will be going the beach in the summer."

Tasha is urging other parents to be vigilant (Tasha Royle)

Tasha spotted the huge jellyfish sprawled on the sand (Tasha Royle)

Posting the images on social media, showing two large jellyfish, dozens of comments came pouring in. One person said: "The red ones are very dangerous to dogs and humans if touched, please keep dogs and children away from them", writes the Liverpool Echo.

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Another added: "One on left is Lions Mane jellyfish. The name becomes more obvious when they are swimming. They are beautiful creatures, fascinating and graceful in water, but a bit of a hazard for swimmers and dogs. Even when beached. Certain tides of the year always brings these creatures on shore."

A third wrote: "We where down there a few weeks back. We was on the beach and in the water. We didn't see any but then next minute they just floated and appeared on top of the water. They where massive."

It comes after numerous sightings of large jellyfish washing up on Merseyside's coastlines, sparking warnings from worried visitors.

New Brighton beach in the Wirral, where Tasha spotted the jellyfish (Dino Noroozi)

According to the NHS, most stings from sea creatures in the UK are not serious and can be treated with first aid. If help is not available you should:

• rinse the affected area with seawater (not fresh water)

• remove any spines from the skin using tweezers or the edge of a bank card

• soak the area in very warm water (as hot as can be tolerated) for at least 30 minutes – use hot flannels or towels if you cannot soak it

• take painkillers like paracetamol or ibuprofen

Aaliyah Rugg