The Crab and the Diver
A trip to Brixham breakwater was a welcome break from writing, and organising my life. I love the Great Northern Divers there. …
Partan and the famed red leather from Persia
I find crabs endlessly fascinating. We’re out on a creel boat and I’m enjoying seeing crabs being hauled in. How marvellous is …
Green Shore Crab
Have you ever noticed that crabs have their head inside their body? That can feel a little weird if you think about …
Camouflage
I found a shore crab on a Westray beach and then I lost it again.
Shore crab – forty years ago in my nature notebooks
Forty years ago I was a 12 year old boy and was busy writing my nature notebooks. I made detailed drawings of …
60,000 tonnes
The statistics say we catch 60,000 tonnes of edible crab around the British Isles each year. Imagine if we talked about humans …
Velvet Crab Boxes
My friend has a wonderful garden on mainland Orkney. It has trees. Yes, you heard me right; trees. In amongst them were …