Wildlife enthusiasts currently staying in Dorset holiday cottages might stumble across some rare creatures should they go for a walk on the county”s beaches over the next few days.
According to the Bournemouth Daily Echo, the recent stormy weather has resulted in a variety of unusual animals being washed up on the shore, with tropical crabs and rate barnacles among those that have been spotted.
A Columbus crab was found by one local marine expert on Ringstead beach – only the second in 100 years to be spotted in the area – and marine officer Julie Hatcher told the news source that now is the ideal time to get searching.
"After such a stormy period you never know what creatures you may turn up and it may even be something never recorded in Dorset before" she was quoted as saying.
Many of Dorset”s beaches form part of the Jurassic Coast, a 95-mile stretch that has been designated a Unesco World Heritage Site.
Posted by Matt Smith
