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Beg ar C'hale

France métropolitaine · France

What have people found?

Golden kelp, european cowrie and rough periwinkle turn up here more than at our other rock pools. European green crab, montagu's crab and atlantic beadlet anemone are the usual finds. ~125 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Beg ar C'hale for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~1:30~14:30
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~2:30~15:00
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~3:30~16:30

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 August and October.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 500 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 Beg ar C'hale?

Species records from iNaturalist

European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Montagu's CrabXantho hydrophilus
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Brown-lipped SnailCepaea nemoralis
Common Rough WoodlousePorcellio scaber
ThongweedHimanthalia elongata
Golden KelpLaminaria ochroleuca
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Star TunicateBotryllus schlosseri
European cowrieTrivia monacha
Cushion StarAsterina gibbosa
Rough PeriwinkleLittorina saxatilis
Knotted WrackAscophyllum nodosum
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