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Plage de l'Éventail

Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne · France

What have people found?

European painted top shell, european bittersweet clam and black squat lobster turn up here more than at our other rock pools. European green crab, atlantic dogwhelk and edible crab are the usual finds. ~242 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 4 years of observations.

Tide

We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.

View the predicted tide at Le Plat Gousset, 37 kilometers away.

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from September and December.

What should you know before visiting?

Paid parking is about 300 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 Plage de l'Éventail?

Species records from iNaturalist

European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Lined Top ShellPhorcus lineatus
Common European LimpetPatella vulgata
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Hairy Porcelain CrabPorcellana platycheles
European Painted Top ShellCalliostoma zizyphinum
Pacific OysterMagallana gigas
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puber
Black Squat LobsterGalathea squamifera
Cushion StarAsterina gibbosa
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
European Bittersweet ClamGlycymeris glycymeris
Spiny Spider CrabMaja brachydactyla
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