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Woody Head

New South Wales · Australia

What have people found?

Lined-lip cowrie, tortoise dove shell and pseudo-almond purple turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Zebra top snail, eroded cowry and variegated limpet are the usual finds. ~318 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 2 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Woody Head for the next three days
  1. Mon 16 Nov~6:30in the dark~20:30
  2. Tue 17 Nov~7:30in the dark~21:30
  3. Wed 18 Nov~9:00in 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 July and November.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 700 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 Woody Head?

Species records from iNaturalist

Zebra Top SnailAustrocochlea porcata
Eroded CowryNaria erosa
Variegated limpetCellana tramoserica
Striped-mouth ConniwinkBembicium nanum
Graceful CowriePurpuradusta gracilis
Cart-rut ShellDicathais orbita
Military TurbanTurbo militaris
lined-lip cowrieNaria labrolineata
Giant Hairy Triton SnailMonoplex parthenopeus
Tortoise Dove ShellPardalinops testudinarius
Zebra VoluteAmoria zebra
Brown-lined PaperbubbleHydatina physis
Sydney CockleAnadara trapezia
Pseudo-almond PurpleCronia aurantiaca
Carnelian CowryLyncina carneola
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