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A wide angle macro portrait of a common hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus) whose borrowed mollusc shell home is covered in the hydroid (Hydractinia echinata). This species of hydroid lives only on the shells of hermit crabs. Photographed in a sea loch in spring (April). Loch Long, Scotland, British Isles. - Alexander Mustard/2020VISION
Naze Seashore Science Lab
Naze Nature Discovery Centre,
The Naze Nature Discovery Centre, Old Hall Lane,, Walton-on-the-Naze, CO14 8LE
About the event
Join our wilder learning team as we turn our education room into a science lab for the afternoon. Using microscopes and simple experiments to explore and discover more about rocks, fossils and shells from our shoreline and the adaptations of the plants and creatures that live here.
Meet inside the Naze Nature Discovery Centre. This session is best suited to children aged 7 and over. Children remain your responsibility and must be supervised by an adult at all times. Car park is managed by Tendring District Council and parking charges apply.
Booking
Price
£6.67 per child (including booking fee and VAT)Additional booking information
Advance booking essentialSuitable for
Families, ChildrenKnow before you go
Dogs
Please note that dogs are permitted on the reserve but are not allowed inside the Nature Discovery Centre.
Assistance dogs are allowed in the Nature Discovery Centre.
No dogs allowed at the event.