Rock Pooling in Cornwall with the kids | Crabs, Anemones, Fish + Seaweeds | UK Coastal Wildlife 

Thanks very much Herb - really appreciate you checking out the videos on our channel and taking the time to comment. Hopefully they’ll be more up for you to check out in the near future. Best wishes, Matt and Finn 🙏👍

Thanks Em. Yes there's few things better than rock pooling with the kids on a nice day and you're right that Finn's right in there with the crabs. This coming year we're hoping to get a foraging hook and go after some bigger stuff - maybe even a lobster 👍 like John Fish Locker (if you've seen his excellent foraging videos shot around Cornwall). But to be honest, just to be back on the coast flipping those rocks will be good enough. Thanks for watching and commenting. Take care, Matt, Finn and Ada 👊

@@WoodlandShrimps Oh John and James are favorites of ours, we love watching John, its what I used to do with my dad when we'd go to Wales once a month - have family there. Sounds absolutely fantastic! I hope that you all have an amazing time ahead, adventures, discoveries and learning ofcorse! 😊 💚

Hi Stuart, thanks for checking out our video and writing such a fantastic comment. Regarding how colourful everything is, this isn’t the same for the whole of the UK as we also often go rock pooling in North Wales and that’s much more like how you describe your local coastline with more muted colours. Cornwall really is amazing and we try to head down there once a year in late Spring/early summer which is when everything in the tide pools is looking it’s best. If we get lucky with the weather and tide heights then it’s just amazing what we can see and the kids love it. Hope all’s good with you. Best wishes, Matt, Finn and Ada 🙏👍

@WoodlandShrimps Thanks for clarifying about the colors in the general region. We lived 20 years in Coos Bay, Oregon and enjoyed the "fascinating flora and fauna frequently" every Summer! Oregon has beaches that belong to the public along most of its entire shore, and there are special cleanup days when people fan out and remove tons of debris. I went to pick up what I expected to be an old bit of white canvas. Instead, it turned out to be a huge "mermaid's purse" for a Raja Binoculata, or, the Giant Pacific Skate. (That was quite a reward for my work and was shared with many classrooms after that!) Isn't it a delight to spark fascination for this world in young people? May you always be safe, never turning your backs on the sea, but always learning, discovering and delighting in something new! (Oh, and two favorite memories are of finding a Lemon Dorid and at a later time, a blue sea star... Joys Abounding!!)

@@stuartstein2402 I totally agree with the importance of sparking interest in our young people as they hold the key to protecting the natural world. That's one of the main drivers to the channel: to hopefully encourage parents to get outside with their own kids and experience all the fun that can come from doing this. And with this should come a greater appreciation of it and a desire to look after it. Fingers crossed anyway! Hope you stay safe as well and keep coming across those shoreline treasures!

@WoodlandShrimps We applaud you as kindred spirits! As for us, we are on the waning end of our family "life cycle." Now, we're looking back and so grateful for our children growing up to love life and become great people, loving others well, serving the Lord, contributing with professional careers, and their lives rich with joy through other adventuring and music hobbies. (Just waiting for those precious grandchildren now!) Kudos to you again, for your lovely videos! Warmest regards, and wellies still full of salt water - Oops!

Hi Garrison, yes it was great being by the sea whilst on holiday in Cornwall. We live in land-locked Manchester so exploring the coast is not something we can do particularly easily, so being down there poking around in the rock pools was amazing and the kids loved it. Glad you learnt a thing or two - we were finding new things each time we went rock pooling and so went home to research what they might be - it's great fun. Take care, Matt + Finn 🙏

Hi Lorna, thanks for answering those queries as I always hoped someone would - you're obviously someone who knows their marine biology 👍. Yes I think it's crucial to harness the kids' natural curiosity and enthusiasm, but also teach them to be gentle with whatever they're looking at and handling. We were back in Cornwall again this summer but unfortunately the tide times/heights weren't in our favour, but fingers crossed for more luck next time. Thanks again 🙂

@@WoodlandShrimps No problem! I'm a keen enthusiast, raised for much of my childhood by the sea and have carried the love for it into my adulthood. I'm very grateful to have been introduced to rockpooling by my parents. Hopefully you'll hear the same from your children in future 😀 🌊. Take care, Lorna