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Pyramides de l'Île d'Or

France métropolitaine · France

What have people found?

Goosebump sponge, lurid cowry and smooth sea star turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Cratena slug, leopard sea slug and bluish encrusting sponge are the usual finds. ~183 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 Pyramides de l'Île d'Or for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~5:00in the dark~20:30
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~5:30in the dark~21:30
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~7:00in the dark~22:00

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 May and June.

What should you know before visiting?

Paid parking is about 900 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 Pyramides de l'Île d'Or?

Species records from iNaturalist

Cratena SlugCratena peregrina
Leopard Sea SlugPeltodoris atromaculata
Bluish Encrusting SpongePhorbas tenacior
Smooth Sea StarHacelia attenuata
Mediterranean Red Sea StarEchinaster sepositus
Thuridilla hopeiThuridilla hopei
Common Antler SpongeAxinella polypoides
Goniodoridella picoensisGoniodoridella picoensis
Goosebump SpongeDysidea fragilis
Facelinopsis marioniFacelinopsis marioni
Mediterranean Violet AeolidFlabellina affinis
Mediterranean FanwormSabella spallanzanii
Lurid CowryLuria lurida
Four-lined PolyceraPolycera quadrilineata
Paraflabellina ischitanaParaflabellina ischitana
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