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The British Isles
Beachcomber
Discovering the Shores
Welcome to our magazine dedicated to the passionate beachcombers of the British Isles! Here, you’ll discover insightful articles on the art of finding seaglass, driftwood, pottery shards, and fascinating fossils. Join us in celebrating the beauty of our coastlines while learning how to protect the unique animals and plants that inhabit these precious environments. Dive in and let your beachcombing adventures begin!
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Down on the beach we call it flotsam and jetsom - back in the classroom or Study it's artifacts or "material culture"
Whatever you call it, its great fun to find and research !
photo to the right shows a pipe found and photographed by Becky Grace Stares.
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Travelling with a purpose
I never really had a bucket list – I had a bucket and spade list! Poring over maps of the British Isles I marveled at the potential gems offered up by the different geological strata around our beaches; garnets, agates and jasper in Scotland, amber in East Anglia, jet in North Yorkshire, serpentine in Cornwall, fossils along the Jurassic Coast of Dorset and Devon and that's just for starters. Potential is enough for a hunter – if someone gifts you what they found, well, it's very kind but it's just not the same! It's all about the possibilities...
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It's not just our incredible geology which makes the British Isles ideal for beachcombing, it's the archaeology of our industries. In Victorian times, when glass factories chucked out Slag carrying rubbish out to sea they would never have imagined that fast forward 150 years and that same slag glass, rounded and frosted by the weathering waves, would be highly sought after by stooped Beachcombing tourists from all over the world!
Sustainability
The images below show Jess Rippengales
amazing Mermaids purse embroidery! Her ideas and art feature in issue 4.
Art and Crafts
The image above left is part of a drawing by Nicky Beaton which was inspired by
time on the beach. The framed sea worn crockery shards (top right) were found , framed and photographed by Alice Shannon our Scottish correspondent. Alice writes about making with your found objects in the 2nd British Isles Beachcomber magazine.
Wild plants
We do not advocate picking flowers or seeds, indeed that is illegal in our country.
We do advocate learning about coastal plants like Sea-buck thorn seen here and
picking its berries for Smoothies or Ice cubes. Be warned the thorns are sharp and the smell after more than a few days in the fridge is, well , pungent!
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Welly boots!
prices start at 20 pounds for a quarter page contact the Editor for more info..
belasco@britishbeachcombingmag.com
Looking after marine life
We beachcombers become the Custodians of the coast .As Hope Nolan wrote in her article on the British Marine Divers Life Rescue who better to ask to monitor
marine life than us beachcombers who are knocking around at the beach anyway!
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