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Knockbrex

Dumfries and Galloway, Alba / Scotland · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Common sea slater and snakelocks anemone turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Dustbin-lid jelly, atlantic beadlet anemone and european green crab are the usual finds. ~17 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

Predicted tide for Kirkcudbright Bay, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at Knockbrex for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov8:232.4 min the dark20:562.3 m
  2. Mon 16 Nov9:092.7 min the dark21:502.6 m
  3. Tue 17 Nov10:082.9 min the dark22:582.7 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 February and June.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 650 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 Knockbrex?

Species records from iNaturalist

Dustbin-lid JellyRhizostoma octopus
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Common Sea SlaterLigia oceanica
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Compass JellyChrysaora hysoscella
Knotted WrackAscophyllum nodosum
Lion's Mane JellyCyanea capillata
Blue MusselMytilus edulis
Dahlia AnemoneUrticina felina
Sea PotatoEchinocardium cordatum
Common WhelkBuccinum undatum
Rockpool PrawnPalaemon elegans
Baltic IsopodIdotea balthica
Beaked BarnacleAustrominius modestus
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