So it is at Tillamook Bay, where the four-mile long Bayocean Spit offers a hike or a bike ride to reach clam heaven. The summertime low tides are perfect for this adventure as we cool off with cockle ...

More than 500 tonnes of cockles are set to be harvested from a Wirral beach. Crews of up to 100 fishermen - many of them on quadbikes - have been working on the sands at Leasowe since the cockle beds ...