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Les Perouses

France métropolitaine · France

What have people found?

Hooded shrimp, european sting winkle and variegated scallop turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Hairy porcelain crab, montagu's crab and perforated barnacle are the usual finds. ~70 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Les Perouses for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~2:00~14:30
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~2:30~15:30
  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 February and April.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 750 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 Les Perouses?

Species records from iNaturalist

Hairy Porcelain CrabPorcellana platycheles
Montagu's CrabXantho hydrophilus
Perforated BarnaclePerforatus perforatus
Lined Top ShellPhorcus lineatus
White Italian SnailTheba pisana
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratus
European Sting WinkleOcenebra erinaceus
Anomia ephippiumAnomia ephippium
Variegated ScallopMimachlamys varia
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Warty CrabEriphia verrucosa
Netted DogwhelkTritia reticulata
Spiny Spider CrabMaja brachydactyla
Hooded ShrimpAthanas nitescens
Pacific OysterMagallana gigas
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