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Barricane Beach (SSSI)

Devon, England · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Daisy anemone, spiny spider crab and dustbin-lid jelly turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Snakelocks anemone, atlantic beadlet anemone and atlantic dogwhelk are the usual finds. ~66 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 2 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide for Ilfracombe, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at Barricane Beach (SSSI) for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark2:232.6 m14:522.8 m
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark3:013.0 m15:423.2 m
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark3:553.4 m16:543.4 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 May and June.

What should you know before visiting?

Customer parking is about 150 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 Barricane Beach (SSSI)?

Species records from iNaturalist

snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Gem AnemoneBunodactis verrucosa
Blue JellyCyanea lamarckii
Common Moon JellyAurelia aurita
Daisy AnemoneCereus pedunculatus
Common Sea StarAsterias rubens
Compass JellyChrysaora hysoscella
Spiny Spider CrabMaja brachydactyla
Dustbin-lid JellyRhizostoma octopus
Blue MusselMytilus edulis
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Strawberry AnemoneActinia fragacea
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