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Barwon Head (Point Flinders)

Victoria · Australia

What have people found?

Corded siphonaria, beaked mussel and austral chiton turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Variegated limpet, neptune's necklace and elephant snail are the usual finds. ~192 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 4 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Barwon Head (Point Flinders) for the next three days
  1. Mon 16 Nov~11:00in the dark~22:30
  2. Tue 17 Nov~11:30in the dark~23:00
  3. Wed 18 Nov~12:00in the dark~0:00

Every low tide each day, in local time at the shore.

Plan the week in Intertidal
  • A tide chart for every day, with the best window marked
  • Identify what you find from a photo
  • An alert when a good daylight low is coming

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from January and February.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 150 meters away.
Arrive 45 minutes to an hour before low tide and leave as it turns. The water comes back faster than it left.
Grippy shoes beat sandals. Wet rock and algae are more slippery than they look. Rock pool safety
A rock pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The rockpooling code

What lives at Barwon Head (Point Flinders)?

Species records from iNaturalist

Variegated limpetCellana tramoserica
Neptune's necklaceHormosira banksii
Elephant SnailScutus antipodes
Southern ribbed top snailAustrocochlea constricta
Common WarrenerLunella undulata
Austral ChitonIschnochiton australis
Lineated cominellaCominella lineolata
Striped-mouth ConniwinkBembicium nanum
Cart-rut ShellDicathais orbita
Little Blue PeriwinkleAustrolittorina unifasciata
Dwarf Cushion StarParvulastra exigua
Beaked MusselAustromytilus rostratus
Elysia coodgeensisElysia coodgeensis
Striped False LimpetSiphonaria diemenensis
Corded SiphonariaSiphonaria funiculata
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