Ar Vouge
France métropolitaine · France
What have people found?
Orange puffball sponge, black squat lobster and brown tuning-fork weed turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Atlantic dogwhelk, spotted seahare and dahlia anemone are the usual finds. ~140 distinct species have been recorded here.
Tide
We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.
View the predicted tide at Plage de Meneham, 33 kilometers away.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from March and August.
What should you know before visiting?
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 Ar Vouge?
Species records from iNaturalist
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Spotted SeahareAplysia punctata
Dahlia AnemoneUrticina felina
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Orange Puffball SpongeTethya citrina
ThongweedHimanthalia elongata
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Montagu's CrabXantho hydrophilus
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Hairy Porcelain CrabPorcellana platycheles
Cushion StarAsterina gibbosa
Black Squat LobsterGalathea squamifera
brown tuning-fork weedBifurcaria bifurcata
Lined Top ShellPhorcus lineatus
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