10 best wildlife watching trips

For inveterate rockpoolers

 
Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire

To witness the creation of childhood memories in action, just watch the kids dashing down to Robin Hood's Bay, armed with their fishing nets. The rockpools here are home to four types of crab - edible, shore, velvet swimming and the cheeky hermit crabs, which, having no shell of their own, live in other empty ones. Keeping them company are sea anemones, sea urchins and the eel-like butterfish.

For further info, visit www.robin-hoods-bay.co.uk.