Ectot
France métropolitaine · France
What have people found?
Netted dogwhelk, spiny spider crab and asian shore crab turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Common atlantic slippersnail, garden snail and common whelk are the usual finds. ~30 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at La Manneporte, 41 kilometers away.
Tide
We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.
View the predicted tide at La Manneporte, 41 kilometers away.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from September and December.
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 Ectot?
Species records from iNaturalist
Common Atlantic SlippersnailCrepidula fornicata
Garden SnailCornu aspersum
Common WhelkBuccinum undatum
European Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Lined Top ShellPhorcus lineatus
Knotted WrackAscophyllum nodosum
Saw WrackFucus serratus
ThongweedHimanthalia elongata
Asian Shore CrabHemigrapsus sanguineus
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Common Sea SlaterLigia oceanica
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Spiny Spider CrabMaja brachydactyla
Netted DogwhelkTritia reticulata
bladder wrackFucus vesiculosus
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