Rock pooling

Every Tuesday and Friday afternoon (2 to 3.30 pm) throughout July and August, the Natural History Trust holds outdoor family activity sessions, covering such things as pond dipping, beach combing, bug hunting, exploring woodlands and, as yesterday afternoon, rock pooling. Posters and leaflets advertise where to meet - or phone the Natural History Centre (01496-850288) to ask. They're good fun and can be quite instructive as the leaders try to identify every creature, bug or plant encountered and to answer the excellent questions that children always seem to manage to ask.

Malcolm