Réserve ornithologique du Verdelet
France métropolitaine · France
What have people found?
Turban topshell, long-clawed porcelain crab and great scallop turn up here more than at our other rock pools. European green crab, pacific oyster and star tunicate are the usual finds. ~64 distinct species have been recorded here.
Tide
We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.
View the predicted tide at Grève de Toul-Trez, 75 kilometers away.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from June and October.
What should you know before visiting?
Parking is about 200 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 Réserve ornithologique du Verdelet?
Species records from iNaturalist
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Pacific OysterMagallana gigas
Star TunicateBotryllus schlosseri
Common Atlantic SlippersnailCrepidula fornicata
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Turban TopshellGibbula magus
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Strawberry AnemoneActinia fragacea
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puber
Great ScallopPecten maximus
Black Squat LobsterGalathea squamifera
Long-clawed Porcelain CrabPisidia longicornis
Channelled WrackPelvetia canaliculata
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
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