Calgary Beach
Argyll and Bute, Alba / Scotland · United Kingdom
What have people found?
Thongweed, cushion star and common european limpet turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Squat lobsters and porcelain crabs, garden snail and atlantic beadlet anemone are the usual finds. ~15 distinct species have been recorded here.
What is the best time to visit today?
Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.Lowest tide at , download the app to see the weekly schedule.Lowest tide occurs at , in the dark, download the app to see the weekly schedule for a better time.
Predicted tide for Loch Eatharna, from The UK Hydrographic Office.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from May and June.
What should you know before visiting?
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 Calgary Beach?
Species records from iNaturalist
Squat Lobsters and Porcelain CrabsGalatheoidea
Garden SnailCornu aspersum
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Common European LimpetPatella vulgata
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
ThongweedHimanthalia elongata
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
Cushion StarAsterina gibbosa
Saw WrackFucus serratus
By-the-wind SailorVelella velella
Black SlugArion ater
Channelled WrackPelvetia canaliculata
Common Hermit CrabPagurus bernhardus
Sea-oakHalidrys siliquosa
Gem AnemoneBunodactis verrucosa
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