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Kames Bay

North Ayrshire, Alba / Scotland · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Rugose squat lobster, red cushion star and sea mouse turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Atlantic beadlet anemone, european green crab and common sea star are the usual finds. ~130 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 3 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide for MILLPORT, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at Kames Bay for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov8:481.2 min the dark21:331.0 m
  2. Mon 16 Nov9:381.3 min the dark22:301.1 m
  3. Tue 17 Nov10:381.4 min the dark23:381.1 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 June and September.

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 Kames Bay?

Species records from iNaturalist

Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Common Sea StarAsterias rubens
Rose Sun StarCrossaster papposus
Common Hermit CrabPagurus bernhardus
Lion's Mane JellyCyanea capillata
Rugose Squat LobsterMunida rugosa
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Channelled WrackPelvetia canaliculata
Red Cushion StarPorania pulvillus
Sea MouseAphrodita aculeata
Sand Sea StarAstropecten irregularis
Saw WrackFucus serratus
Harbour CrabPolybius depurator
Dead Man's FingersAlcyonium digitatum
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