Shoresearch Training Event (24/4/17)

FULLY BOOKED

Saltdean Beach features a chalk platform which is exposed at low tide – this creates tide pools and a familiar rocky shore environment. The site is within the Beachy Head West Marine Conservation Zone. This event will be a ‘back-to-basics’ training event for new Shoresearchers and those wishing to brush up before the start of the surveys.

Shoresearch is a volunteer scheme to identify and record animals, plants and habitats along our shoreline. The aim of the project is to build a baseline of data on intertidal wildlife around Sussex to help promote its conservation.

• Appropriate clothing for weather conditions on the day (warm clothing and waterproof trousers are often useful; sun protection)
• Sturdy footwear – wellies or other waterproof footwear, preferably with good ankle support
• Drinking water
• A hand lens is useful, if you have one
• Washing-up gloves are useful for poking about in rock-pools in cold weather!
• Collins Pocket Guide to the Sea Shore of Britain and Northern Europe is a useful field guide (although not essential)

Meeting Point: Car park on Saltdean Park Road, next to Saltdean Lido

Map Ref: TQ380019

Nearest Postcode: BN2 8SP