Beachcombing – Searching the beach for items of interest, such a shells or rocks.
Intertidal Zone – The area of the beach that is exposed to air during low tide, and covered by water during high tide.
Wrack Line – The line of debris left on a beach by high tide. It’s usually made up of shells, seaweed, rocks and feathers or anything that washes up from the water.
Fun facts
Not many animals live on the sandy part of the beach since the tides make it a place that is always changing.
Crabs, insects and birds feed on the different things that are left by the waves.