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North Beach

Ceredigion, Cymru / Wales · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Spiny spider crab, purple topshell and common hermit crab turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Strawberry anemone, atlantic beadlet anemone and european green crab are the usual finds. ~86 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 3 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

Predicted tide for Aberystwyth, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at North Beach for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark5:211.7 min the dark18:081.7 m
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark6:161.8 min the dark19:081.7 m
  3. Tue 17 Nov7:221.9 min the dark20:171.8 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 March and May.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 400 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 North Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

Strawberry AnemoneActinia fragacea
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Cushion StarAsterina gibbosa
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Knotted WrackAscophyllum nodosum
Rockpool PrawnPalaemon elegans
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Saw WrackFucus serratus
Purple TopshellSteromphala umbilicalis
Common European LimpetPatella vulgata
Common Hermit CrabPagurus bernhardus
Lined Top ShellPhorcus lineatus
Spiny Spider CrabMaja brachydactyla
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