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Saint-Germain-sur-Ay-Plage

France métropolitaine · France

What have people found?

Warty doris, hooded shrimp and green ormer turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Saw wrack, edible crab and velvet swimming crab are the usual finds. ~68 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 Saint-Germain-sur-Ay-Plage for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~4:30~17:00
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~5:30~17:30
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~6:00in the dark~18:30

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 August and September.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 250 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 Saint-Germain-sur-Ay-Plage?

Species records from iNaturalist

Saw WrackFucus serratus
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puber
Hairy Porcelain CrabPorcellana platycheles
Warty DorisDoris verrucosa
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Dwarf Brittle StarAmphipholis squamata
Aeolidiella alderiAeolidiella alderi
Green OrmerHaliotis tuberculata
Anomia ephippiumAnomia ephippium
Hooded ShrimpAthanas nitescens
Pacific OysterMagallana gigas
Dustbin-lid JellyRhizostoma octopus
bladder wrackFucus vesiculosus
Asian Shore CrabHemigrapsus sanguineus
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