Romney Marsh, Kent: It’s a family outing, raking the wet sand looking for plump shellfish. Out of everyone, though, I’m the most enthusiastic The vast tidal flats are empty save for the hunched ...

Heart cockle shells in natural light (top row) and illuminated from within to show the transparent shell windows, which vary from little triangles to stripes to mosaics. Credit: Dakota McCoy A team of ...

With Good Friday almost upon us, thoughts in Cornwall are turning to an annual tradition in Cornwall known as ‘trigging’. Each year crowds descend on Cornish riverbeds to dig for cockles on Good ...