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Craig-y-don

Conwy, Cymru / Wales · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Brown-lipped snail, dustbin-lid jelly and lion's mane jelly turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Atlantic beadlet anemone, european green crab and compass jelly are the usual finds. ~51 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

Predicted tide for Llandudno, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at Craig-y-don for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov8:002.2 min the dark20:342.1 m
  2. Mon 16 Nov8:472.5 min the dark21:292.3 m
  3. Tue 17 Nov9:502.7 min the dark22:372.4 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 July and August.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 50 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 Craig-y-don?

Species records from iNaturalist

Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Compass JellyChrysaora hysoscella
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Purple TopshellSteromphala umbilicalis
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Common European LimpetPatella vulgata
Brown-lipped SnailCepaea nemoralis
Lion's Mane JellyCyanea capillata
bladder wrackFucus vesiculosus
Dustbin-lid JellyRhizostoma octopus
Hairy Porcelain CrabPorcellana platycheles
Common WhelkBuccinum undatum
Garden SnailCornu aspersum
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