Guided family tour of the rocky shore at South Bay to discover marine life in the rockpools at low tide.
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust are running a Rockpool Safari at Sea Cliff Road car park on Wednesday 10 February, from 11:30 am to 1 pm. It's a guided tour of the rocky shore at South Bay, timed for low tide when the water pulls back and leaves the rockpools exposed. You'll wander along the shoreline with a guide, looking into the pools for the creatures that live there.
It's the kind of thing that's easy to walk past if you're just strolling the coast, but with a guide leading the way, you'll spot things you'd otherwise miss. There are kelp forests to find and plenty of life to look out for: lobsters, sea urchins, rocklings, starfish and devil crabs. It's a good way to see what's actually going on beneath the surface of the bay.
The safari is part of the Trust's family events programme, which they run across the coast, in woodlands and among the wetlands, with the aim of getting young people interested in Yorkshire's wildlife and wild places. They put on many of these sessions during the school holidays, so this is one of several they run throughout the year.
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It's a family event, and children must be accompanied by an adult. You'll need to book in advance, as they don't take people on the day. Tickets are £12 for adults and £6 for children, and the whole thing runs from 11:30 am to 1 pm at Sea Cliff Road car park, 42 Sea Cliff Road, Scarborough YO11 2XU.
