On my holiday in the Highlands of Scotland, I found huge clusters of mussels on the rocks well below the tideline, including some really big ones.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Mussels
By Mike on Sunday, August 22, 2010, 15:01
Sunday, August 22, 2010
By Mike on Sunday, August 22, 2010, 15:01
On my holiday in the Highlands of Scotland, I found huge clusters of mussels on the rocks well below the tideline, including some really big ones.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
By Mike on Sunday, August 15, 2010, 08:50
We took a trip to picturesque Lulworth Cove with my little boat - the Snow Pea, complete with sailing rig - and spent a couple of very pleasant and serene hours sailing around the cove.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
By Mike on Saturday, June 12, 2010, 22:17
We took a day trip to Lulworth cove - the sea is beautifully clean and clear here, making it a good place to forage for shellfish. Let's try eating limpets...
By Mike on Saturday, June 12, 2010, 09:11
Turn over any rock at the seaside and you're quite likely to find these little critters - they're Common Periwinkles - otherwise known simply as winkles. They are very commonly eaten - so let's see what they're like.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
By Mike on Wednesday, June 2, 2010, 21:26
May/June 2010 - I picked some spears of wild asparagus from a salt marsh on the Hamble - after what turned out to be a very long wait.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
By Mike on Sunday, August 16, 2009, 21:22
A couple of trips to East Wittering, Bracklesham Bay - in search of the brown shrimp.
Friday, May 1, 2009
By Mike on Friday, May 1, 2009, 21:43
We took a walk along the shingle beach between Hamble Marina and Warsash and found seakale.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
By Mike on Sunday, February 15, 2009, 21:31
The third in a series of articles, exploring the Solent shoreline and immediately adjacent lands.
Monday, August 4, 2008
By Mike on Monday, August 4, 2008, 23:15
This is the second in a series of articles, exploring the Solent shoreline and immediately adjacent lands.
By Mike on Monday, August 4, 2008, 21:18
04 August 2008 - Out for another walk exploring the Solent coast - this time from Stoke Battery to Gilkicker Point - we found some large patches of Rock Samphire
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