A few things to see outdoors this month and a thing to do, too…
With more than 11,000 miles of coastline, some of the UK’s most beautiful walks are along its coastal paths, exploring pine forests and clifftops and wandering past sand banks and sweet-smelling hedgerows. From them, you can spot some pretty amazing wildlife, too, both on the path itself, and out at sea.
On the South West Coast Path alone you might encounter wild goats, ponies and hares and spot dolphins and basking sharks. While up on the Fife Coastal Path, you could spot anything from seals to puffins to sea eagles, depending on the time of year. Sightings of are never guaranteed but you can always take a boat trip out to sea if you want to get up close and personal with dolphins, guillemots and other coastal creatures.
Choose a stretch of coast near you, pack a sarnie, a map and binoculars, then take in the view, and maybe steal a picture of a seal, too.
This outing idea was featured on our Almanac Pages, where each month we collate a few seasonal things to note and notice, plan and do. The nature table image above was taken by Alice Tatham of The Wildwood Moth who takes a photograph for our back cover each month, featuring things to appreciate in nature. She also runs workshops on seasonal photography and publishes seasonal journal stories from her home in Dorset.
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