A child-led seaside nature book inspired by Lyme Regis,
East Devon and real family adventures

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What might be hiding under the next rock?

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A crab, a sea anemone, a tiny fish, or even a fossil from millions of years ago?

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William’s Wild World: Secrets of the Seashore is a warm, child-led nature book inspired by our family’s real adventures along the coast around Lyme Regis, Beer, Seaton, Seaton Hole and East Devon.​

Written in William’s own curious voice, it invites young readers to slow down, look closely and discover the hidden magic of the shoreline.

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William’s child-led seaside nature book inspired by Beer, Seaton, Seaton Hole, Lyme Regis and East Devon.

 

Inspired by the coast we call home

Lyme Regis, Lyme Bay and East Devon are a huge part of our family story.

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Brett has had links with this coastline since childhood, and now he explores it with Vikki, George and William — walking the beaches, hunting for fossils, peering into rockpools and making the kind of memories that later become stories, videos, books and family adventures.

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That real connection is at the heart of Secrets of the Seashore.

For us, this part of the coast is not just somewhere pretty to visit. It is one of the places we call home.

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About the book

Set around the beaches, rockpools and coastal landscapes of Lyme Regis, Beer, Seaton and Seaton Hole, Secrets of the Seashore takes young readers into a world of crabs, starfish, sea anemones, fossils, tides, shipwrecks and seaside discovery.

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Rather than feeling like a formal guide, the book reads like a real adventure, with William as your cheerful young explorer, showing children that nature is right there under the next rock.

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There is also a sunny chapter inspired by our family adventures around Mazarrón and Bolnuevo in Spain, linking William’s love of the shoreline with another place that is part of the DaysLikeThis.Life story.

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A Lyme Regis and East Devon book for young explorers

Just as our Spanish adventure books are connected to Condado de Alhama and Murcia, William’s Wild World: Secrets of the Seashore is deeply connected to Lyme Regis, Lyme Bay, Seaton, Beer and East Devon.

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It is perfect for children who love:

rockpooling and seaside wildlife
fossils and the Jurassic Coast
family beach days
nature facts and discovery
real places and real adventures

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For families visiting this coastline, it is more than just a nature book. It is a way for children to see the beach, the rockpools and the shoreline with fresh eyes.

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Part of the DaysLikeThis.Life story

Secrets of the Seashore sits naturally within the wider DaysLikeThis.Life world, where books, real places, family life and adventure all come together.

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For William, this book began with curiosity.

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For us as a family, it is also a love letter to one of the most important coastlines in our lives.

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Read the book

A rockpool.
A fossil.
A crab hiding under a stone.
A child asking, “What’s in there?”
And a coastline full of secrets waiting to be discovered.

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William’s Wild World: Secrets of the Seashore is a child-led seaside nature book inspired by Lyme Regis, Beer, Seaton and East Devon, written for young explorers who love the sea.