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NATURAL EXPERIENCES IN FIRSTLIGHT COAST & COUNTRY
Rock Pooling & Fossil Hunting
Take a stroll to the beach at St. Margaret's Bay, in the cooler months dip your toes in the icy surf, explore the coastline with its rock pools, caves and fossils. Find crabs, winkles, mussels, anemones, and starfish in amongst the seaweed, rockpooling will keep kids amused for hours.
Beach Fishing
Get up early and take your tackle to the beach at St. Margaret's Bay for a bit of big game fishing White Cliffs Style. Catch of the day could be sea bass, mackerel, dogfish or sole. Glean some local knowledge from the charcters on the beach or hitch a ride in one of the day boats that go out from there or further along the coast on Deal beach.
Bird & Wildlife Watching
Bring your binoculars with you and see if you can spy some of the wildlife. Down at the beach the keen-eyed may see Seals, Guillemots, Great Crested Grebes, Little Egrets, even the occasional Dolphin or Basking Shark...
Wild Flowers & Foraging
On a walk through the countryside you can find an amazing array of wild flowers. Remember, don't pick them please, there are some very rare orchids growing wild in these parts. If you fancy yourself as a budding 'survivalist' then you can arrange a foraging course from The White Cliffs Hotel to find local delicacies such as Sea Kale, Fungi and edible Seaweeds. We strongly advise that you take an expert with you on foraging 'missions' those delicious looking mushrooms may be deadly!