What can be more evocative than reliving childhood memories of exploring rockpools and peering under boulders searching for weird and wonderful creatures? Join marine expert Andy Davies for a day at Solva, sharing his lifelong love for all edible life on the shore.

Andy was brought up spending every holiday in a caravan within walking distance of the fabulous limestone reef of the south Gower coast. From the age of 5, he was taken under the wing of "Big Andy" who took him crabbing with a hook in the myriad of crevices exposed at low tide. At 11, he was given his first fishing rod and spent many balmy summer evenings catching mackerel on the spring tides.

A prawning net was soon added to his foraging tools and he was captivated by all the other creatures he caught in it from baby conger eels to bizarre looking scorpion fish. He has spent the past 36 years passionately collecting all kinds of edible marine life.

His favourite is spider crab which he catches by free-diving with a wetsuit, fins, snorkel and mask. His love of cooking came from his Chinese-Malaysian friend whose family descend from the Nyonya people of the Straits of Malacca, famous for dishes such as fish-head curry.

The simple joy of foraging between the tides has never left him and he is now passing on his knowledge to others in these Workshops. Formally a university lecturer, he thrives on enthusing others in his main passion in life.

We will discover a wide variety of tasty plants and animals at low tide around the picturesque harbour and beach at Solva. Depending on sea conditions, a boat trip will provide the opportunity to catch mackerel and haul some lobster pots.

The latter part of the morning will be taken up with food preparation and cooking at Café 35 which are very much hands-on with plenty of opportunity to learn new skills and discuss mouth-watering ideas. We will eat the fruits of our labours for lunch!