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Playa de Piedra Galera

Andalucía · Spain

What have people found?

Jaguar round crab, mediterranean limpet and variable sea cucumber turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Mediterranean red sea star, mediterranean beadlet anemone and mauve stinger are the usual finds. ~44 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Playa de El Zapillo, 35 kilometers away.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Playa de Piedra Galera for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov~11:00
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~0:30~12:00
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~1:30~13:30

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 May and August.

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 Playa de Piedra Galera?

Species records from iNaturalist

Mediterranean Red Sea StarEchinaster sepositus
Mediterranean Beadlet AnemoneActinia mediterranea
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Mediterranean LimpetPatella caerulea
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Turbinate MonodontPhorcus turbinatus
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
jaguar round crabXantho poressa
Atlantic Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Variable Sea CucumberHolothuria sanctori
Cardita calyculataCardita calyculata
Black sea urchinArbacia lixula
Poli's Stellate BarnacleChthamalus stellatus
Rustic Dove-shellColumbella rustica
black leather spongeSarcotragus spinosulus
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