Pick Me Up! Special

OUT OF your shell

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Join a local beach clean to tidy up your shores while finding hidden gems!

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Top trumps

We’ve unearthed a few of the most common finds hidden along UK shorelines…

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WHAT: Prickly cockle (AKA Acanthocardia aculeata)

WHERE: Often washed up on the shoreline

FUN FACT: Every cockle has spiny prickles on top – but these are often worn down by the sea

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WHAT: Limpet (AKA Patella vulgata)

WHERE: Rocks and groynes along the shoreline

FUN FACT: Limpets that live on bare rocks on the shore can survive for up to 16 years!

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