2001 Listings

Poltesco
Discovery Walk Meet at the Poltesco car park, grid ref SW725 158 at 9:30am for a Rock pool Safari with Matt Boydell, National Trust . Finish Time: 11.30am. This event is for accompanied children. Bring sensible footwear & wet weather gear. 01326 291052 for more information.

Porthcothan Beach
Discovery Walk Meet on Porthcothan Beach, in the top left hand corner facing the sea at 9:45am for a Discovery Walk. Discover Porthcothan beach in the expert company of Nick and Jane Darke. Finish Time: 11:45am. Wear shoes for climbing over rocks & getting wet. Telephone: 01841 520393 for further details.

Goodrington Sands, Paignton
Discovery Walk Meet at the seashore centre, Goodrington Sands at 11:00am for a Rock pool Ramble with Nigel Smallbones, coastal zone manager and Meirel Whaites, marine interpretation ranger, finish time 1.00pm. Then at 2.00pm meet again for a Peculiar Plankton walk to discover the tiny plants and microscopic monsters galore. Finish Time: 4:00pm. 01803 528841 for more information.

Exmouth Beach, Exmouth
EcoFayre Meet on Exmouth seafront opposite the pavillion. 10.00am to 4.00pm - with S.W. Divers collecting sea creatures, Sand sculptures, Promenade form chalk drawings and more. Phone 01395 270723 for more details.

Exmouth Beach, Exmouth
Discovery Walk Meet at the Pavillion car park on Exmouth Beach, for a discovery walk with Frazer Rush from 11:30am - 1:00pm

Fleet
Discovery Walk Meet at the Chesil Beach Centre, Portland Beach Road, Portland at 2:00pm for a Discovery Walk. Discover the secrets of the Fleet Lagoon with its sandy and rocky shores, shallow waters and oysters. Finish Time: 3:30pm. Wear wellies or stout shoes. Telephone: 01305 760579 for further details.

Fort Victoria Country Park
EcoFayre Parking and entry are free for this family event . 3pm - 5pm: Face painting, 4pm - 5pm: environmental games
Aquarium and cafe open as usual. For more information contact IoW Council Countryside section 01983 823893

Fort Victoria Country Park
Discovery Walk Two discovery walks at 3:30pm and 5:00pm along the beach with Ian Boyd of Island 2000 Trust, meet on the Fort Victoria Beach.For more information contact IoW Council Countryside section 01983 823893

Portsmouth
EcoFayre Southsea seafront, Langstone Harbour with treasure hunt, art activities and family guided walk. For more information contact Portsmouth Friends of the Earth on 02392 827948

Chichester
Discovery Walk Meet by the gate at far end of West Wittering beach car park (parking fee payable) at 2:00pm for a LowTide theme Walk : Holes! Finish Time: 4:00pm. Walk for explorers of all ages looking for empty spaces, eg worm tubes, empty shells and perfect circles. Followed by celebration tea at the Beach House Café (£3). Dress to get wet, wellies advised, and bring a small bag or bucket to put your finds in. Telephone: 01243 512301 for further details.

Clymping Beach
Discovery Walk Join John Knight and Jane Corke for an expert hands on exploration of strandline and rock pools around the strange and wonderful Elmer Rocks. 2.00pm - 4.00pm Meet in Clymping Street car park by the beach (charge for car park). Clymping Street is off the A259 midway between Littlehampton and Bognor. 01243 552030 for further details.

Rottingdean Undercliff
EcoFayre The big Brighton & Hove LowTide EcoFayre takes place on the seafront at Rottingdean again this year - from 12:00pm to 5:00pm. Guided walks, deep water aquaria, loads of art activities, internet, story-telling and more! Live music from local band. Sponsored by riverOcean , Brighton & Hove Council and English Nature. Call 01273 234032 for more details.

Rottingdean Undercliff
Discovery Walk, Join Steve Savage for a rock pool exploration. Meet at the bottom of the ramp which leads from the White Horse pub to the undercliff at 3:45pm. Call 01273 234032 for more details.

Hastings Country Park
EcoFayre Visit the old town and "Go Wild on the Beach". Starts 2.00pm, finsihes 4.00pm. The event takes place on the Rock a Nore car park where you can join the rangers for an afternoon of play on the beach, there will be lots of exiting and fun packed games and activities for children. Telephone: 01424 813225 for further details.

Greatstone Beach
Ecofarye Join the Romney Marsh Countryside Project for an afternoon of making a mega seashore sculpture on Greatstone Beach with the Whole Hog Arts Company from 2:00pm, finish time 4.30pm. Meet Greatstone car park, (opposite the jolly Fisherman pub). Telephone: 01797 367934 for further details.

Greatstone Beach
Discovery Walk At 7.00pm join the Grumpy Shrimper and Dave the Bionic Bait Digger to explore the beach. Grid reference TR 082228. Please shell out a donation of one squid and bring a seashore joke. Finish 8.30pm

Samphire Hoe, Dover
EcoFarye Join the White Cliffs Countryside Project at the site management office Samphire Hoe, Dover (off A20 driving out of Dover) pay/display from 2:00:00 pm finish time 8:00pm
2-6pm: Marine Lab, 2-6pm: the Tropic of Dover: Chalky seas and fossils, 2pm: pirate & sea creature costumes, 3pm pebble painting, 4:30 pm
fancy dress competition, 5pm: storytelling/pirate's picnic, 6pm: parade

Samphire Hoe, Dover
Discovery Walk Join Melanie Wrigley of White Cliffs Countryside Project for a Seashore Safari across Samphire Hoe. Meet at the site management office, Samphire Hoe at 6:45pm (off A20 driving out of Dover) pay/display Finish 7:45 pm. Look for the myriad of life that lives on the beach/in rock pools. Staff will be there to explain and guide. Sensible clothing, bring a container to gently collect the sea creatures. For more information ring 01304 241806

Lower Leas Coastal park, Folkestone (Sunday May 6)
Ecofarye Meet at the the new Amphitheatre for a LowTide Ecofayre. 3 pm: Join the Whole Hog Arts Company to make massive model seashore creatures.5 pm: Feed the anenomes and find finger nipping crabs in a rockpooling session at Mill Point. Please wear suitable clothes!! For more information call 01303 274806

North Landing
EcoFayre at North Landing near Flamborough Head (B1255 from Flamborough Village, grid reference 238721) for a LowTide EcoFayre with the Flamborough Head SAC project. From 09:15am to 1:00pm. Seashore safaris lead by Kimmo Evans, seabird spotting from North Landing clifftops with David Clark of the RSPB ,Lobsterpot making demo's and smugglers tales with the Emmerson fishing family. Further details on 01904 435500.

Blackhall Rocks
Discovery Walk at Blackhall Rocks Nature Reserve/SSSI. Explore the fauna, flora and varied limestone geology of the area. Start 10:30am at Blackhall Rocks car park (NZ 473387). Duration 2 hours, appropriate clothing/footwear. Telephone: 0191 5843112 for further details and directions.

Souter Lighthouse
Discovery Walk Meet at Souter Lighthouse, Coast Road, Whitburn at 8:00am for a Rockpool Ramble. Visit the nearby rocky foreshore and discover it's amazing residents. A diver will be on hand to bring specimens from below the low water line Duration 90 minutes . Children must be accompanied by an adult. Wear non slippy shoes. Sponsored by The National Trust. Telephone: 0191 5293452 for further details.

Cullercoats Bay
Discovery Walk Meet at Dove Marine Laboratory, Cullercoats Bay, Northshields at 09:30am for a Rockpool Ramble and Shoreline Discovery looking at animal and plant life. Finish Time: 11:30am. Wear waterproofs and wellies/sensible shoes. Telephone: 0191 252 4850 for further details.

Harrington Docks
Discovery Walk Meet at The Yacht Club, Harrington Docks, at 2:00pm for a wander along an amazing industrial coastline to Workington Docks. Excellent birding opportunities. Finish Time: 4:00pm approximately.Wear wellies/sensible shoes.

Morecambe
EcoFarye Come to the Morecambe Promenade/Beach behind Midland Hotel for a Seashore Celebration Ecofayre. Sandcastle competition on beach behind Midland Hotel from 1.30pm until 2.30pm Please bring buckets and spades. Phone 01524 582847 for more details.

Morecambe
Discovery Walk Meet Jane Harvey at the Victoria Pavillion , Marine road for the RSPB Tern trail walk from 1.00pm to 2.00pm and Explore the Shore walk 3.00pm to 4.00pm. More information call 01524 582847.

International sites

EcoFayres :

3 French sites - Fecamp, Lessay, Sallenelles
2 Irish sites - Cork and Galway,
1 Moroccan site: Essaouira

Centrally supported by riverOcean , each individual LowTide event is unique, reflecting the interests and skills of the people who put it on, and the specificity of the environment it celebrates. But whatever form the day takes, LowTide is about people sharing the wonder of our coastal, inter-tidal and near shore marine environments.

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