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Rita and Doris Reserve

Tasmania · Australia

What have people found?

Soldier crab, common biscuit star and western pacific purple sea urchin turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Snakeskin chiton, neptune's necklace and waratah anemone are the usual finds. ~66 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Rita and Doris Reserve for the next three days
  1. Mon 16 Nov~7:30in the dark~20:30
  2. Tue 17 Nov~8:30in the dark~21:30
  3. Wed 18 Nov~9:30in the dark~22:00

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 400 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 Rita and Doris Reserve?

Species records from iNaturalist

Snakeskin ChitonSypharochiton pelliserpentis
Neptune's necklaceHormosira banksii
Waratah AnemoneActinia tenebrosa
Dwarf Cushion StarParvulastra exigua
Common WarrenerLunella undulata
Western Pacific purple sea urchinHeliocidaris erythrogramma
Elephant SnailScutus antipodes
Southern ribbed top snailAustrocochlea constricta
Soldier CrabMictyris platycheles
Bedeva vinosaBedeva vinosa
Cart-rut ShellDicathais orbita
Lineated cominellaCominella lineolata
Striped-mouth ConniwinkBembicium nanum
Common Biscuit StarTosia australis
Carpet Sea StarMeridiastra calcar
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