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Coral Beach

Highland, Alba / Scotland · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Grey topshell, common moon jelly and purple topshell turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Atlantic beadlet anemone, european green crab and blue jelly are the usual finds. ~25 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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

See low tide times at Coral Beach for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark3:422.1 m16:122.0 m
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark4:242.3 min the dark17:032.2 m
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark5:212.5 min the dark18:092.3 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 July and August.

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 Coral Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Blue JellyCyanea lamarckii
Common Moon JellyAurelia aurita
Grey TopshellSteromphala cineraria
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Purple TopshellSteromphala umbilicalis
Lion's Mane JellyCyanea capillata
Spiral WrackFucus spiralis
ThongweedHimanthalia elongata
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Common Sea StarAsterias rubens
Channelled WrackPelvetia canaliculata
Rayed ArtemisDosinia exoleta
bladder wrackFucus vesiculosus
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