Pointe du Diable
France métropolitaine · France
What have people found?
Orange puffball sponge, celtic sea slug and daisy anemone turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Snakelocks anemone, atlantic dogwhelk and common brittle star are the usual finds. ~266 distinct species have been recorded here.
Tide
We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.
View the predicted tide at Plage de Meneham, 38 kilometers away.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from March 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 Pointe du Diable?
Species records from iNaturalist
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Common Brittle StarOphiothrix fragilis
Montagu's CrabXantho hydrophilus
Orange Puffball SpongeTethya citrina
Cushion StarAsterina gibbosa
Spiny StarfishMarthasterias glacialis
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Gem AnemoneBunodactis verrucosa
Celtic Sea SlugOnchidella celtica
Spotted SeahareAplysia punctata
Hairy Porcelain CrabPorcellana platycheles
Daisy AnemoneCereus pedunculatus
Star TunicateBotryllus schlosseri
ThongweedHimanthalia elongata
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