Cornish Rock Pools

Tag: Castle Beach

  • Rockpooling With Mum

    Rockpooling With Mum

    My mum will be seventy this year, but she cuts a sprightly figure as she steps across the rocks at Castle Beach. In a rare, precious moment we have time together, surrounded by glittering pools and a wide open bay.

    Mum exploring Cornish rock pools.
    Rockpooling with Mum, Castle Beach, Cornwall.

    These are the moments we hoped for not so many years ago when Mum was lying in a hospital bed, hooked up to a blood transfusion to give her the strength to make it through her cancer operation. (more…)

  • The Selfish Shellfish – The story of a Cornish Rock Pool

    It feels like we’re living out a scene from the children’s picture book about a Cornish rock pool, The Selfish Shellfish.

    Grandma Paint Pot at Castle Beach
    Grandma Paint Pot at Castle Beach

     I’m with the author, Grandma Paint Pot (Donna Painter), on Castle Beach in Falmouth, where her story is set. The tide is rising fast and we’re slithering about on a wet rock while we watch limpets, top shells and anemones coming to life as the waves push in. (more…)