Searching tidal pools for creatures and plants is not just for kids. Joshua Howgego went rock pooling with marine biology expert Helen Scales to discover all kinds of weird and wonderful lifeforms ...

From seaweed to starfish, fish, crabs and molluscs, there is a teeming ecosystem holed up under rocks at low tide. We went exploring with shell expert, Helen Scales ...

Three Scottish beaches have been dubbed among the best places for rock pooling in the UK, teeming with wildlife like crabs, small fish and starfish – and ideal for a summer day out with the kids.