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Saltburn by the Sea

Redcar and Cleveland, England · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Common hermit crab, blue mussel and common sea slater turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Squat lobsters and porcelain crabs, sea anemones and atlantic beadlet anemone are the usual finds. ~15 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Whitley Bay, 62 kilometers away.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

Predicted tide for RIVER TEES ENTRANCE, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at Saltburn by the Sea for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark0:411.7 m12:502.1 m
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark1:271.9 m13:402.3 m
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark2:242.0 m14:472.5 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?

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Most observations come from March and August.

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 Saltburn by the Sea?

Species records from iNaturalist

Squat Lobsters and Porcelain CrabsGalatheoidea
Sea AnemonesActiniaria
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Saw WrackFucus serratus
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
bladder wrackFucus vesiculosus
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Common Sea SlaterLigia oceanica
Common European LimpetPatella vulgata
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
Blue MusselMytilus edulis
Common Sea StarAsterias rubens
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Garden SnailCornu aspersum
Common Hermit CrabPagurus bernhardus
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