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South Cliff

North Yorkshire, England · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Sand mason worm, common hermit crab and velvet swimming crab turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Atlantic beadlet anemone, saw wrack and european green crab are the usual finds. ~45 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 Scarborough, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at South Cliff for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark1:202.0 m13:242.4 m
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark2:052.2 m14:132.6 m
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark3:002.3 m15:212.8 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 August.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 450 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 South Cliff?

Species records from iNaturalist

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
Sand Mason WormLanice conchilega
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puber
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