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Pointe de Men Meur

Finistère, Bretagne · France

What have people found?

Seven armed sea star, common brittle star and montagu's crab turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Strawberry anemone, atlantic beadlet anemone and snakelocks anemone are the usual finds. ~98 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Pointe de Men Meur for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~1:30~14:00
  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 July and August.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 600 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 Pointe de Men Meur?

Species records from iNaturalist

Strawberry AnemoneActinia fragacea
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Common Brittle StarOphiothrix fragilis
Seven Armed Sea StarLuidia ciliaris
Rissoa parvaRissoa parva
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratus
Montagu's CrabXantho hydrophilus
Spiny StarfishMarthasterias glacialis
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
Japanese WireweedSargassum muticum
Rockpool PrawnPalaemon elegans
Common European LimpetPatella vulgata
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
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