← Rock Pool Directory/ United Kingdom/ Longskelly

Longskelly

Berwickshire, Alba / Scotland · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Grey topshell, lion's mane jelly and blue jelly turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Common hermit crab, common moon jelly and european green crab are the usual finds. ~46 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at East Sands, 29 kilometers away.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

Predicted tide for Fidra, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at Longskelly for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov11:042.1 min the dark23:391.9 m
  2. Mon 16 Nov11:542.3 m
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark0:372.1 m13:052.5 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?

JFMAMJJASOND

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 Longskelly?

Species records from iNaturalist

Common Hermit CrabPagurus bernhardus
Common Moon JellyAurelia aurita
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Blue JellyCyanea lamarckii
Hairy Porcelain CrabPorcellana platycheles
Lion's Mane JellyCyanea capillata
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
Common Sea StarAsterias rubens
Grey TopshellSteromphala cineraria
bladder wrackFucus vesiculosus
Saw WrackFucus serratus
Knotted WrackAscophyllum nodosum
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Dahlia AnemoneUrticina felina
Scan this rock pool on your next visit.

Every organism named, every visit logged to your journal.