The surprising science hiding on the beach
AS I clamber out of the car for a day at the beach, it is – in typical British fashion – absolutely freezing. Most sensible people have stayed at home. But despite the conditions, I am in a joyous mood. I have come to West Runton, Norfolk, to do something I have loved ever since I was a child: go rock pooling.
Even better, I have persuaded one of the world’s foremost experts on seashells to come along with me. Author Helen Scales trained as a marine biologist and has writtenWe pull on windcheaters and woolly hats. But as we stride towards the water, I worry that we won’t find anything interesting. How fascinating can life get on a cold and windy beach in England? As it turns out, I needn’t have been concerned.
What’s more, you can too. If you look closely and arm yourself with a little knowledge, there is an awful lot to appreciate about the lives in this little-understood habitat. As we walk towards the beach, we pass a sign encouraging us to be “respectful rockpoolers”. Scales gives me a quick primer on what that means. Lift up rocks carefully and always put them back where they came from. Don’t pull animals like snails off rocks …App + Web
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