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Benthall

Northumberland, England · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Black squat lobster, grey topshell and dwarf brittle star turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Atlantic beadlet anemone, european green crab and common hermit crab are the usual finds. ~112 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide for North Sunderland (Northumberland), from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at Benthall for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov11:381.8 m
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark0:181.6 m12:261.9 m
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark1:161.7 m13:302.0 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 July and November.

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 Benthall?

Species records from iNaturalist

Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Common Hermit CrabPagurus bernhardus
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Grey TopshellSteromphala cineraria
Hairy Porcelain CrabPorcellana platycheles
Knotted WrackAscophyllum nodosum
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
Black Squat LobsterGalathea squamifera
Dwarf Brittle StarAmphipholis squamata
ThongweedHimanthalia elongata
Saw WrackFucus serratus
bladder wrackFucus vesiculosus
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puber
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