Thinking of going rock pooling in Cornwall? You’ve come to the right place.
Use the tabs above or click here to find out:
- Where to rock pool
- How to rock pool
- What you might find
- My latest tips and discoveries
- Groups to join if you want to learn more.
If you are visiting a beach please take care not to disturb wildlife and check you haven’t left any litter behind.
There’s something about rock pooling. It’s a window on the underwater world. It’s the freedom of wandering between the blue sky and sparkling sea, never knowing what you will find. It’s a joy every child should experience, and that every adult should rediscover.
Heather Buttivant – Creator of Cornish Rock Pools
Books
My books are available from local bookshops, Waterstones, Browns, NHBS, Book Depository and other online retailers. Click here to order my books through Amazon
My first children’s book, Beach Explorer: 50 Things to See and Discover is jam-packed with hands-on beach activities, facts and quizzes for young adventurers and nature-lovers. Find out what makes beaches tick, how animals survive in the rock pools and what you can do to protect wildlife. Published by September Publishing.
Find out more in my launch video, made in partnership with my lovely local book shop, The Book Shop Liskeard.
And this interview with Talk Wildlife…
Rock Pool: Extraordinary Encounters Between the Tides is now out in paperback with this beautiful new cover!
Here’s a live Q&A all about rock pools and my book recorded with conservation charity The Marine Diaries:
Recent finds in the rock pools…
Be sure to check out my latest finds and sign up for e-mail updates on my blog.
Hermit crabs have to find a new empty sea snail shell every time they grow. Without a shell to hide in, the hermit crab’s soft curly tail is left exposed and vulnerable to attack from predators. When I spotted this hermit crab, it was clearly shell-less and in trouble. With Rock Pool Junior’s help, we soon found it a new shell and watched it move into its new home.
Awards
Cornish Rock Pools has twice been named ‘Blog of the Week’ by the BBC Wildlife Magazine and also won the 2017 BBC Wildlife Blog of the Year Award.
My first award was for my report on finding and photographing these gorgeous Scarlet and gold cup corals. Read more here.
Please do let me know if you find anything interesting or unusual. Happy rockpooling!
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