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Treacodactyl
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism

Posted: Sat Jan 08, 05 2:11 pm Post subject: Clean Beaches

This year I must at least get some shoreline foraging done. As I live some way from the sea I've been thinking how to look up a good area.

My first thoughts are for a clean beach, so https://www.blueflag.org is a reasonable start.

The BBC site has a useful list of UK blueflag beaches with some more details: https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2960774.stm

Does anyone know of other useful info or tips to find clean shoreline foraging.

andrewheywood

Joined: 09 Dec 2004
Posts: 17

Posted: Fri Jan 14, 05 3:24 pm Post subject:
I just usually get the standard 1:50000 OS maps and look for the "rocky outcrop" sysmbol, away from towns and take the dog for a walk. Along with salt, spade and bucket First I use the site : https://easytide.ukho.gov.uk/EasyTide/EasyTide/index.aspx to check for low tide times, this is a really nice and easy to use site. happy hunting

sean
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 05 3:36 pm Post subject:
What are you planning on looking for? Spring tides are the time to do it whatever really, and rocky beaches are more fun.

Guest

Posted: Fri Jan 14, 05 7:49 pm Post subject:
i think the choice is : shellfish, shellfish or shellfish

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 05 7:59 pm Post subject:

Anonymous wrote:

i think the choice is : shellfish, shellfish or shellfish

And seaweed. Anyone tried lugworms?

sean
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Posted: Sat Jan 15, 05 12:12 am Post subject:
If you get a big spring tide and you're in the right place you can get crustacea too. There's one 'beach' near us where people have been known to pick up decent sized lobsters.

Deedee

Joined: 10 Jan 2005
Posts: 250
Location: Surrey

Posted: Sat Jan 15, 05 12:14 am Post subject:
mm Swanage still has a blueflag,I'm starting to dream of my hols now..

andrewheywood

Joined: 09 Dec 2004
Posts: 17

Posted: Sat Jan 15, 05 1:02 pm Post subject:
talking of seaweed, doe anyone know of a really good reference book, colour plates and good descriptions etc?? I have the book "seaweed" by Sonia Surey-Gent , which is good for decriptions and many uses of seaweed, but only black and white drawings

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