Seashore safaris
Best activity book of the year
Summer is here, we have warm weather, and the beach is beckoning. A swim, build a couple of sandcastles, a bit of beach cricket, but what to do next?
British corals
Rock pooling is a great British tradition; but once we have spotted a couple of tiny crabs, and maybe a small fish, most peoples interest dips after 20 minutes or so. Yet this is one of the richest habitats in Britain, or anywhere, but it is very easy to miss much of the wildlife on the British coastline.
Corals, crabs, sponges and shark's purses
Coral is not just the preserve of tropical seas, it can readily be found on the coast of the UK, you just need to know what you are looking for. Dead man's fingers, Scarlet and gold start coral and Devonshire cup coral all grow around the coast of Britain and Ireland. Long-legged spider crabs are very common yet hardly ever noticed as they look like sea-weed. This book will help you find and identify a load more than you would imagine actually lives on and around our shores such as the sharks purses (eggs), all the different sponges and sea weeds, starfish, flatworms, shrimps, fish and anemones.
Activities and litter
Beachcombing, beach art, spotting stranded creatures and advice on where to look for certain species is all included. Sadly, it is also necessary to highlight the downside of humans love of beaches.
How long do the following items take to degrade?
- Crisp packet - 75 years
- Fishing net - 600 years
- Plastic bag - 450-1000 years!
- Aluminium can - 400 years
- Plastic aluminium can holder rings - 400 years
- Plastic bottle - 450 years.
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