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Brora

Highland, Alba / Scotland · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Blue jelly, common periwinkle and atlantic dogwhelk are the usual finds. ~14 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide for Golspie, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at Brora for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov8:381.7 min the dark21:141.5 m
  2. Mon 16 Nov9:241.8 min the dark22:091.6 m
  3. Tue 17 Nov10:252.0 min the dark23:151.6 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 July.

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 Brora?

Species records from iNaturalist

Blue JellyCyanea lamarckii
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Lion's Mane JellyCyanea capillata
ThongweedHimanthalia elongata
Northern Acorn BarnacleSemibalanus balanoides
Brown ShrimpCrangon crangon
Common Sea StarAsterias rubens
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
GutweedUlva intestinalis
Common WhelkBuccinum undatum
European Sand HopperTalitrus saltator
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puber
Banded Wedge ShellDonax vittatus
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