The worm lives inside a smooth tube of fine mud or sand particles held together with mucus. The tube stands upright with the lower end attached to stones and the upper end protruding from the sea bed. When covered by water, the worm extends its...
Read moreJersey has some of the highest tides in the world. This 2 minute video shows how fast the tide can rise during the third hour of the rising tide. Filmed at Seymour Tower 10 March 2012. Low water was just 0.2m above chart datum ( the zero...
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Read moreStay the night in Seymour tower on one of the lowest tides of the year (Low is 0.53m). This is a great opportunity to explore the area at low tide. I’ve managed to book a night in Seymour tower on Saturday 10 March. Individual bookings are...
Read moreThis week we took a bit of a break from our guided walks on the seabed in Jersey and headed out on our own private “Moonwalk” to explore the Violet bank and low tide zone around la Rocque and Seymour tower. Already there are signs of spring...
Read moreOn every big low tide all around Jersey people go in search of their dinner. You need to head well offshore to the lowest tidal areas where the search for Lobster begins. Anyone who has been low water fishing for a long time will have their...
Read moreThe big low tides this week seems to have confused a few fish. On our Karame walk Keith heard a strange flapping sound. Closer investigation revealed a Ballan Wrasse (or Rockfish – Labrus bergylta) in a bit of a flap among the rocks having been...
Read moreIt is easy to miss these little wonders. Attached to Laminaria, the Blue-Rayed Limpet ( Helcion pellucidum) happily munches its way through the stem of the Laminaria which gradually weakens it until it breaks off. You often see the little...
Read moreA cold sunny days walk to Icho and Seymour Tower, or as I prefer to call it The Two Towers walk. Just a great days walk to explore the area. Nearing Seymour Tower we came across the remains of a discarded gill net which though abandoned continues...
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Read moreFebruary is the time to find the Large Necklace Shell’s large egg ribbons in the sandy gullies near Little Seymour and Seymour Tower. These large molluscs grow up to 3 cm and look a bit like a garden snail. They lay their eggs in collar like...
Read moreIt was mainly Prannie Rhatigan’s fascinating modern cookery book “Irish Seaweed Kitchen“ which got us going. The receipes are just too tempting. So we thought let’s start with something easy and tasty – dulse (known to the marine biologists as...
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