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Fistral Beach

Cornwall, England · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Celtic sea slug, gutweed and montagu's stellate barnacle turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Atlantic beadlet anemone, atlantic dogwhelk and knotted wrack are the usual finds. ~68 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide for NEWQUAY, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at Fistral Beach for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark2:022.3 m14:332.4 m
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark2:442.6 m15:252.7 m
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark3:412.9 m16:342.9 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 April and July.

What should you know before visiting?

Paid 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 Fistral Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Knotted WrackAscophyllum nodosum
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Strawberry AnemoneActinia fragacea
Lined Top ShellPhorcus lineatus
GutweedUlva intestinalis
Blue MusselMytilus edulis
White Italian SnailTheba pisana
Blue JellyCyanea lamarckii
Celtic Sea SlugOnchidella celtica
By-the-wind SailorVelella velella
Montagu's Stellate BarnacleChthamalus montagui
bladder wrackFucus vesiculosus
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
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