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Littlehampton East Beach

West Sussex, England · United Kingdom

What have people found?

European flat oyster, blow lugworm and sea-oak turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Common whelk, common atlantic slippersnail and blue mussel are the usual finds. ~35 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Lee-on-the-Solent, 47 kilometers away.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide for Littlehampton, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at Littlehampton East Beach for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov8:091.6 min the dark20:301.6 m
  2. Mon 16 Nov8:561.8 min the dark21:191.8 m
  3. Tue 17 Nov9:562.0 min the dark22:242.0 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 August.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 300 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 Littlehampton East Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

Common WhelkBuccinum undatum
Common Atlantic SlippersnailCrepidula fornicata
Blue MusselMytilus edulis
European Flat OysterOstrea edulis
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Japanese WireweedSargassum muticum
Blow LugwormArenicola marina
Variegated ScallopMimachlamys varia
Sea-oakHalidrys siliquosa
Pacific OysterMagallana gigas
bladder wrackFucus vesiculosus
ThongweedHimanthalia elongata
Hairy Sea-matElectra pilosa
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
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