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South Gower Nature Reserve

Swansea, Cymru / Wales · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Green sea urchin, daisy anemone and dustbin-lid jelly turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Atlantic beadlet anemone, european green crab and edible crab are the usual finds. ~49 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Castle Beach, 61 kilometers away.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide for Burry Port, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at South Gower Nature Reserve for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark3:092.8 m15:392.9 m
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark3:503.1 m16:293.2 m
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark4:443.4 min the dark17:353.4 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 August and October.

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 South Gower Nature Reserve?

Species records from iNaturalist

Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Common Hermit CrabPagurus bernhardus
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Common Sea StarAsterias rubens
Lined Top ShellPhorcus lineatus
Daisy AnemoneCereus pedunculatus
Green Sea UrchinPsammechinus miliaris
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puber
Saw WrackFucus serratus
Blue MusselMytilus edulis
Purple TopshellSteromphala umbilicalis
Dustbin-lid JellyRhizostoma octopus
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