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North Sands

England · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Baltic isopod, netted dogwhelk and common moon jelly turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Atlantic beadlet anemone, common sea slater and compass jelly are the usual finds. ~52 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 Salcombe, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at North Sands for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark2:381.6 m15:021.7 m
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark3:131.8 m15:411.9 m
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark3:572.0 m16:312.0 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?

Paid parking is about 150 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 Sands?

Species records from iNaturalist

Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Common Sea SlaterLigia oceanica
Compass JellyChrysaora hysoscella
ThongweedHimanthalia elongata
Baltic IsopodIdotea balthica
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Common Moon JellyAurelia aurita
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
European Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Lined Top ShellPhorcus lineatus
Netted DogwhelkTritia reticulata
Cushion StarAsterina gibbosa
Green Sea UrchinPsammechinus miliaris
Common Brittle StarOphiothrix fragilis
Sea GherkinPawsonia saxicola
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