Shell Island is famous for
Shells
During the winter months, the Shells are washed up by the winter storms.
Shells can be gathered by the bagful in the Spring, in fact it is almost
impossible to avoid treading on them. Some two hundred different types of shell
are to be found washed up on the beaches.Oyster, Scallop, tusk, tellin, razor,
cockle, dog cockle, saddle oyster, whelk, cowries and all sorts are washed up in
the winter. There are some twenty different shells that would sit together on a
5 pence piece.
These are the shells as they sometimes appear on the beach after a big tide
! Best time to sea the shells January-April