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Polzeath beach

Cornwall, England · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Furbelows, blue jelly and common sea slater turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Snakelocks anemone, common moon jelly and compass jelly are the usual finds. ~15 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Gyllyngvase Beach, 49 kilometers away.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide for Padstow, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at Polzeath beach for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark2:182.4 m14:472.5 m
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark2:582.7 m15:362.8 m
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark3:503.0 m16:403.0 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 July and August.

What should you know before visiting?

Paid parking is about 500 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 Polzeath beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Common Moon JellyAurelia aurita
Compass JellyChrysaora hysoscella
Blue JellyCyanea lamarckii
Common Sea SlaterLigia oceanica
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
FurbelowsSaccorhiza polyschides
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
Strawberry AnemoneActinia fragacea
Great ScallopPecten maximus
Brown-lipped SnailCepaea nemoralis
Hairy Porcelain CrabPorcellana platycheles
Common European LimpetPatella vulgata
Montagu's Stellate BarnacleChthamalus montagui
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