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Hopton-on-Sea

Norfolk, England · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Atlantic beadlet anemone, common moon jelly and bladder wrack are the usual finds. ~7 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Tendring, 73 kilometers away.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide for GREAT YARMOUTH (GORLESTON-ON-SEA), from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at Hopton-on-Sea for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark6:100.9 min the dark18:011.3 m
  2. Mon 16 Nov7:031.0 min the dark18:511.4 m
  3. Tue 17 Nov8:061.1 min the dark19:551.5 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?

Customer parking is about 550 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 Hopton-on-Sea?

Species records from iNaturalist

Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Common Moon JellyAurelia aurita
bladder wrackFucus vesiculosus
Common Striped WoodlousePhiloscia muscorum
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Common Sea StarAsterias rubens
Common European LimpetPatella vulgata
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