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Achmelvich Beach

Alba / Scotland · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Vineyard snail, lion's mane jelly and blue jelly turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Atlantic beadlet anemone, garden snail and common moon jelly are the usual finds. ~31 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide for Loch Inver, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at Achmelvich Beach for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark4:012.1 m16:332.0 m
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark4:462.3 min the dark17:272.2 m
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark5:462.5 min the dark18:372.3 m

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 June and August.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 450 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 Achmelvich Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Garden SnailCornu aspersum
Common Moon JellyAurelia aurita
Lion's Mane JellyCyanea capillata
Vineyard SnailCernuella virgata
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Common Sea SlaterLigia oceanica
Saw WrackFucus serratus
Blue JellyCyanea lamarckii
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Common PrawnPalaemon serratus
Common Hermit CrabPagurus bernhardus
Purple TopshellSteromphala umbilicalis
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