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Killiedraught Bay

Scottish Borders, Alba / Scotland · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Horseman anemone, club-gilled nudibranch and rose sun star turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Bootlace worm, orange-clubbed sea slug and elegant anemone are the usual finds. ~15 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Benthall, 47 kilometers away.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide for Eyemouth, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at Killiedraught Bay for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov11:142.1 min the dark23:491.9 m
  2. Mon 16 Nov12:042.3 m
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark0:482.1 m13:172.5 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 June and July.

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 Killiedraught Bay?

Species records from iNaturalist

Bootlace WormLineus longissimus
Orange-clubbed Sea SlugLimacia clavigera
Elegant anemoneCylista elegans
Plumose AnemoneMetridium senile
Common Brittle StarOphiothrix fragilis
Horseman anemoneUrticina eques
Dahlia AnemoneUrticina felina
Polycera norvegicaPolycera norvegica
barnacle-eating doridOnchidoris bilamellata
Rose Sun StarCrossaster papposus
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puber
Dead Man's FingersAlcyonium digitatum
club-gilled nudibranchAmphorina pallida
European lobsterHomarus gammarus
Four-lined PolyceraPolycera quadrilineata
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