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Hi, Beyond the UK shores, low tide walks are also common in the Wattenmeer of the North Sea along the Dutch/German/Danish coastline, often starting from one of the Frisian islands. In German the activity is called 'Wattwandern' and I believe the Dutch term is 'Wadlopen'. Usually it is organised as a tourist activity by local guides. The Nationalpark Wattenmeer in Germany offers a certification programme for these guides, though I understand it is not legally required. If one wants to believe Wikipedia, the Netherlands have a licensing scheme for these guides http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudflat_hiking. Here is some more English info plus some links: http://bit.ly/b1Wt9S Andreas -- Dr Andreas Schulze Baing Centre for Urban Policy Studies Arthur Lewis Building (Room 1.033) University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL Tel: 0161 306 6880 Fax: 0161 306 6677 Email: [log in to unmask] From: A forum for critical and radical geographers [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of JONES, Owain Sent: 04 November 2011 17:17 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: tidal walks? Hi list This is a bit unusual request, but some people just might be able to help Please can people say if the are aware of - or done - a 'low tide walk'. That is walk that can only be done at low tide. E.g. the walk from the UK mainland toHoly Island Lindisfarne; the guided walks across the sands at Morecambe Bay; or a walk around some headland, from cove to cove, that is only do-able at low tide; or some trans-estuary causeway. (A stroll along the beach at low tide does not really count). Cheers Dr Owain Jones Senior Research Fellow: Countryside <http://www.ccri.ac.uk/> & Community Research Institute / Contact Details <http://www.ccri.ac.uk/TopMenu/ContactDetails.htm> Publications: Academia.edu/OwainJones <http://westengland.academia.edu/OwainJones/Papers> Chair: Royal Geographical Society Research Group on Children Youth and Families <http://www.gcyf.org.uk/> Associate Editor: Journal of Children <http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/14733285.asp> 's Geographies Committee: Royal Geographical Society Social and Cultural Geography Research Group <http://www.scgrg.org/> Associate: Land <http://www.land2.uwe.ac.uk/> 2 Visiting Fellow: School of Arts and Social Sciences, Northumbria University <http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/sd/academic/sass/> 'One University: 10,000 experiences. ' 'In the top three in the People and Planet green league table; committed to sustainability' This email is confidential to the intended recipient. If you have received it in error please notify the sender and delete it from your computer. The University of Gloucestershire is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 06023243. Registered office: The Park, Cheltenham, GL50 2RH Please consider the environment before printing this email