We scavenged the shore on Thursday for treasures - the beachcombing kind! Lots of shells were found, very big and small, things that were hard, things that were soft, things that were lived in, made a noise, smelled of the sea.
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| Beachcombing along the strandline |
The fascination with beachcombing is you just never know what the sea might bring you. Although most of our finds were local remains, we found the husk of a coconut (which might have travelled on the currents thousands of miles from the Caribbean!).
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| Not a hedgehog trying to get in... |
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| ...but a coconut husk! |
Our lived-in finds were the most interesting - there were egg cases of Common Whelk, a mermaid's purse from a Ray, bivalve molluscs of all sizes and winkles and dog whelks. There were many forms of seaweed, including the brain-like sea algae Leathesia difformis, and lots of the Eel grass (Zostera) had been washed ashore having been shed.
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| The brain-like sea algae Leathesia difformis |
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| Eel grass |
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| Some of our findings |
A grand time was had by all.
Join us next Thursday for our last family activity session of the season! Entitled
'Scorpions and Dragons', we'll be doing
pond-dipping and mini-beast hunting at a local pond - meet us at Bruichladdich pier at 2pm on the 27th August for onward direction to the pond! See you there!
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