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Roselands

East Sussex, England · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Common atlantic slippersnail, blue mussel and common european limpet turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Atlantic beadlet anemone, common whelk and common sea slater are the usual finds. ~25 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Brighton Cliff face, 26 kilometers away.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide for Eastbourne, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at Roselands for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov8:362.0 min the dark20:551.9 m
  2. Mon 16 Nov9:212.2 min the dark21:442.2 m
  3. Tue 17 Nov10:192.4 min the dark22:472.4 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 September.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 200 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 Roselands?

Species records from iNaturalist

Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Common WhelkBuccinum undatum
Common Sea SlaterLigia oceanica
Common Atlantic SlippersnailCrepidula fornicata
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Saw WrackFucus serratus
Blue MusselMytilus edulis
European Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Common European LimpetPatella vulgata
Garden SnailCornu aspersum
Amphisbetia operculataAmphisbetia operculata
Grey TopshellSteromphala cineraria
bladder wrackFucus vesiculosus
European lobsterHomarus gammarus
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
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