Seaford Natural History Society’s Seaford Seaside Bingo

If you have to take a Staycation this year, what better place to stay than Seaford, with time to explore the local environment? Start on the beach! A swim and an Seaford Seaside Bingo. ice cream, then play Seaford Seaside Bingo. Compete with your friends and children to see who will be first to complete a ‘line’ or a ‘house’ of beach treasure. Find out much more about the Seaford Natural History Society website (www.seafordnaturalhistory. org.uk) or facebook page. (https://www.facebook. com/groups/474856419572591).

Tick the box when you see it.

What have you seen?

Mermaids Purse.

These are the egg cases of a fish. The big ones are probably from a Ray, the small ones from a Dogfish.

Cockle Shell.

This is the shell of an edible shellfish, related to snails and whelks. It’s shell is made of two halves rather than in one piece. It is called a bivalve.

A plant growing on the

beach.

Don’t damage or pick it! It is difficult to survive here as it is. This one is called Sea Beet. How many other types of plant can you find?

Slipper Limpet.

So called because it looks like a small shoe. This common animal first arrived in the UK from America about 150 years ago.

Seaweed.

This one is called Bladderwrack because it is covered in air sacks. You should be able to find other types.

Cuttlefish Bone.

This is the skeleton of a Cuttlefish. They are fierce predators that come close to the shore to breed in spring.

Whelk Egg Cases.

It looks like a lump of bubble wrap, but it’s not. Whelks lay large clumps of eggs on rocks in the sea, and some get washed up on the shores in stormy weather.

A Banded Pebble.

The whole beach is made of pebbles. Try to find a pebble with more than 4 bands in it.

A feather.

Black or white, from Crows or Seagulls. Feathers are made from the same stuff, keratin, as Mermaids Purses and fingernails!

Crab Shell.

The crab might have been eaten or have moulted and left the old shell behind. There are different kinds of crab shell on the beach.

Litter!

Make sure you put yours in a bin or take it home. Plastic never rots and will stay on the shore or in the sea for ever.

Dog Whelk Shell

The whelk lives on sandy sea beds below the low tide mark. It is the largest snail shell you are likely to find on our beaches

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