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There can’t be many social gatherings that are given over to celebrating the humble limpet(!), but that is exactly what happened at the Seco Lounge in the Royal William Yard on Thursday 29th Oct. 2022 with a ‘Loving Limpets’ social evening. The Rock Pool Project had put together an evening of expertise and sharing that revealed all sorts of facts about these crusty little pyramids, familiar to every beach visitor, but so little understood. Co-founder Alan Smith acted as compère for the event, with the organisation’s Falmouth branch being linked in via Zoom.

The broad-clawed porcelain crab is a charismatic little rock poolers favourite. It is the most common species of porcelain crab found in the UK and can often be found clinging tightly to the underside of rocks below mid tide level.

On Saturday the 8th October our Plymouth Blue Recovery Rangers, Rock Pooling Families and a healthy dose of Rock Pool Project volunteers & team members, grabbed their passports and set off aboard the wonderful Edgcumbe Belle. The course was set for Cremyll, Cornwall on reportedly the oldest passenger ferry route in the UK. Luckily, the waters were calm as we approached Kernow, with not a pirate in sight!

Our second species in focus features probably the most popular new arrival to our shores in recent years. Well certainly in Cornwall anyway, where this charming little crab is named after the region's patron saint: St Piran.

The Cushion star (Asterina gibbosa) is a little, well camouflaged starfish that is commonly found in rockpools on many of the UK coasts.

Following up on February Half Term which saw us host our first monthly event at Castle Beach for the year, we are now going to be advertising some information about hotels from some of our favourite rock pooling locations in Cornwall, along with information about the hotels!