2006 Listings

(1)
Organisation: River Ocean Foundation
Where: Hove Lawns
Contact Name: Clare Rutherford
Contact Details: 01273 234032, info@riverocean.org.uk

Event: A marine family fun day with environmental games, solar powered science lab, touch tanks, storytelling, facepainting and much more!

Start time: 12.00 End time: 17.00

(2)
Organisation: Thanet Coast project
Where: Dumpton Gap Broadstrairs. Meet at bottom of the slope.
Contact Name: Naomi Biggs
Contact Details: 01843 577409, www.thanetcoast.org.uk

Event: Celebrate the low tide of our shores with the Thanet Coast Project and Millenium Volunteers. Join in with parachute games and the hunt for marine beasties in our rockpools! The focus will be rock pooling so people should wear shoes that they don't mind getting wet.

Start time: 17.30 End time: 19.30

(3)
Organisation: White Cliffs Countryside Project
Where: Samphire Hoe. Site management office, Samphire Hoe sign posted from the A20 driving from Dover to Folkestone
Contact Name: Melanie Wrigley and Paul Holt
Contact Details: 01304 241806, www.whitecliffscountryside.org.uk

Event: Lowtide Evening Rock Pooling & Beach Picnic. Join the Lowtide Celebrations with a chance to discover the exciting wildlife, both seaweed and animals of a rocky shore. In the heritage coast of The White Cliffs of Dover. Bring a picnic & warm drink for the beach picnic. Please wear wellies or footwear with good grip.

Start time: 18.00 End time: 20.00

(4)
Organisation: Millenium Coastal park
Where: Millenium Coastal Park Discovery Centre, North Dock, Llanelli
Contact Name: Simeon Jones
Contact Details: 01554 772368, sldjones@sirgar.gov.uk

Event: "The wonders of the mudflats". Why not discover the wonders of the Burry Inlet. Whilst the mudflats can be seen from afar, this is the perfect opportunity to get out and discover some of their secrets. Bring Wellington boots.

Start time: 13.00 End time: 15.00

(5)
Organisation: Durham Heritage Coast
Where: Crimdon. Travelling South turn left after the Crimdon caravan park.
Contact Name: Rebecca Stanley
Contact Details: rebecca.stanley@durham.gov.uk, www.durhamheritagecoast.org

Event: "Low Tide Fun Day". A fantastic coastal funday, looking at life between the tides in rock pools & sandy beaches, through theatre shows, arts workshops, rock pooling & many other fun activities. Wear outdoor footware and clothing.

Start time: 10.30 End time: 15.00

(6)
Organisation: Chesil Bank and Fleet Nature Reserve
Where: Chesil Beach Centre, Portland Beach Rd
Contact Name: Hazel Griffiths
Contact Details: reserve@chesil.fsworld.co.uk

Event: A gentle walk out over the sand to the rocks exposed at low tide.Wear wellies or water sandals.

(7)
Organisation: Chichester Harbour Conservancy
Where: Itchenor. Meet outside Harbour Office, Itchenor parking in pay and display car park.
Contact Name: Judi Darley
Contact Details: 01243 513275, solarboat@conservancy.co.uk

Event: Solar boat trip with special theme to celebrate Lowtide Day. Bring a picnic, tea to eat on board. Dress for all weather conditions! Booking essential. Cost: £6.50 adults, £3 children.

Start time: 15.30 End time: 17.00

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Organisation: Chichester Harbour Conservancy
Where: Itchenor. Meet outside Harbour Office, Itchenor parking in pay and display car park.
Contact Name: Judi Darley
Contact Details: 01243 512301, harbourmaster@conservancy.co.uk

Event: Splash Walk! We will cross Itchenor channel by ferry and then paddle along the tidal shoreline path at hightide. Back by ferry and then take on the lucky dip challenge with a Low Tide theme. Dress to get very wet!Booking essential. Cost: £2 per head.

Start time: 10.00 End time: 12.00

(9)
Organisation: Salcombe Harbour Authority
Where: North Sands, Salcombe. Meet at the entrance to North Sands car park, south of Salcombe.
Contact Name: Nigel Mortimer
Contact Details: 01548 843791

Event: Rockpool ramble over some of North Sands'intertidal rocky shore, looking at the coulorful communities of seashore life that cling to the rocks or shelter within the rockpools of this relatively wave-exposed shore. Aggresive devil crabs, inquisitive blennies, colonial sea-squirst and manicuring shrimps to name but a few. The walk will cover less than a mile but over some slippery and uneven rocks- so not recommended for dogs or toddlers! Please wear appropiate clothing and wellies.

Start time: 11.30 End time: 13.00

(10)
Organisation: Thames 21
Where: On the foreshore near Hammersmith Bridge in West London
Contact Name: Matthew Loveday
Contact Details: 0207 2130160, www.thames21.org.uk

Event: Minibeast Hunt - children will catch, identify and draw invertebrates that they find on the foreshore.

Litter Grime Line - learn about the time it takes for waste to decompose, and also which items can and cannot be recycled.

Foreshore Explorer - make a map of the area, search for artefacts and enjoy and talk about the way the Thames has been used in the past.

Start time: 10.00 End time: 12.00 noon

(11)
Organisation: The National Trust
Where: Birling Gap beach below car park
Contact Name: Natasha Sharma
Contact Details: 01323 871318

Event: Birling Gap is being visited by tourists for over a hundred years - but on low tide day you can meet some "green tourists" who are completely new to the idea of the sea and tides. You can help them discover more about what the sea does and how we affect the beach and wildlife.
Activities include:
Strandline search,
Beach art
Puppets and Stories

"Low Tide Day" - we will be looking at eco-tourism, recycling and creative beach activities.
Steps down to beach, pebbles, bring windproof/waterproof clothes and a picnic.

Start time: 11.00 End time: 14.00