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Dunure

South Ayrshire, Alba / Scotland · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Dustbin-lid jelly, spotted seahare and purple topshell turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Atlantic beadlet anemone, european green crab and common periwinkle are the usual finds. ~36 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Kames Bay, 39 kilometers away.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide for Ayr, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at Dunure for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov8:301.1 min the dark21:071.0 m
  2. Mon 16 Nov9:161.3 min the dark22:031.1 m
  3. Tue 17 Nov10:111.4 min the dark23:101.1 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 May 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 Dunure?

Species records from iNaturalist

Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
Dustbin-lid JellyRhizostoma octopus
Spotted SeahareAplysia punctata
Purple TopshellSteromphala umbilicalis
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Common Hermit CrabPagurus bernhardus
Common European LimpetPatella vulgata
Common Sea SlaterLigia oceanica
Knotted WrackAscophyllum nodosum
Hairy Porcelain CrabPorcellana platycheles
Japanese WireweedSargassum muticum
Rockpool PrawnPalaemon elegans
Rose Sun StarCrossaster papposus
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