Rockpool School

01/09/2026

How lovely 🦈

29/08/2026

What a lovely way to end the summer hols with a final little outdoor rockpooling session ☀️ 🌊 🦀

We had a quick chat about how to rockpool safely for ourselves and all the plants and animals and off we went!! 👀

Plenty crabs today from shore, edible, porcelain, velvet swimming and hermits! So many variations in colour also 💚 🤎

There were prawns and shrimp galore, butterfish, the most humongous scorpion fish and the fastest blennies!! 💨

Some huge anemones, brittlestars and the cutest ever grey sea slug (more to follow) and some empty dog whelk egg cases 🥚

As always EVERYTHING was returned to their rockpools after a quick observation 🔍

Thank you for a super sweet little morning everyone you were all fantastic 🩵

Thank you to one of the lovely grown ups for sharing your photos with us 📷 😊

26/08/2026

🦀 LAST ONE OF THE SUMMER HOLS 🦀

FAMILY ROCKPOOLING SATURDAY 29TH AUGUST!

Join us on Saturday for a spot of family rockpooling, 10-11:30am Cullercoats!

To book drop us a message £10 per child with a grown up 😊

PLEASE READ:
Suitable for all ages who are confident on the rocks although we will be heading down the lower shore a bit!

We will start with a quick chat about how to rockpool in a careful manner for both yourself and the plants and animals and what you may find before we head off to see what the tide has uncovered!! We will head down to the lower shore (there are a couple of sets of stairs).

Please MESSAGE to book and payment must be made immediately upon booking to ensure your place or it will be passed to the next in line (sorry to sound bossy but we do get people asking to book then hear nothing else and we would hate for people to miss out) payment details will then be sent.

Feel free to bring your own bucket to observe any species a bit more closely before popping them back in their rockpool.

Sensible shoes such as wellies or walking boots are best and dress for the weather!!
Looking forward to it! Nicola 😊🦀

No babes in arms please 👶🏼

Tickets non refundable however In the case of adverse weather happy to transfer you to another session.

24/08/2026

SOUND ON 🔉
I mean could you get any better than listening to bats while staying in Durham Castle 🏰 !!

22/08/2026

HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY!! 🥳

Gavin McCrabbin has a rather special birthday today 😱😂.

So we may be a wee quiet for the next few days while we help him celebrate!! 🦀 🏴‍☠️

22/08/2026

GCSES- If you didn’t quite get what you want please listen 😊

20/08/2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🥳 It’s the wee ladies 4th birthday today!!

Time is whizzing by once again!! Have the best day little princess 👑🧜🏻‍♀️

19/08/2026

Back at the lovely The Play Café Sunderland 🌈

Oh my goodness what a little delight you all were! So many fantastic questions and you guys just sat and observed the animals going about their business. Even cake couldn’t distract you 😂 🧁

It was a pleasure to be able to share how awesome rockpool life is with you all 🦀

Some fantastic crafts also 🖍️

Thank you for having us 😊

19/08/2026

Our last indoor session of the summer hols!! See you all later 😊🦀

Rockpool is back tomorrow. 2.00-4.00, Who's joining us?

18/08/2026

Another gorgeous afternoon at Acorn & Oak!! Met some very enthusiastic, knowledgeable and curious little ones today, lush 😊

Some fantastic crafts also 🐚 🐳 ⭐️

As an absolute pleasure. Thank you for having us as always 😊🦀