The Somme bay, one of France’s listed Natural Wonders, is within easy reach of London yet worlds away from modern life and where wildlife spotting and foraging for wild foods is 100% natural.
 

Getting away from it all doesn’t have to mean boarding a plane. Just over an hour from Calais, the Somme Bay is an otherworldly setting for a change of scene in the great outdoors. You don’t even need a car – you can walk everywhere, refuelling on healthy local produce. Nor do you need to go to a restaurant to sample the region’s gastronomic delights. Take a walk with Olivier Hernandez of Sens Naturel and you may taste wild plants such as oreilles de cochon (sea asters), samphire and sea