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Tràigh Rosamol

Alba / Scotland · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Serpent star, sea potato and common moon jelly turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Common sea star, lion's mane jelly and sand sea star are the usual finds. ~28 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide for West Loch Tarbert, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at Tràigh Rosamol for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark3:101.5 m15:471.5 m
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark3:541.6 m16:421.6 m
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark4:541.8 min the dark17:541.6 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?

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 Tràigh Rosamol?

Species records from iNaturalist

Common Sea StarAsterias rubens
Lion's Mane JellyCyanea capillata
Sand Sea StarAstropecten irregularis
Common Moon JellyAurelia aurita
Compass JellyChrysaora hysoscella
By-the-wind SailorVelella velella
Sea PotatoEchinocardium cordatum
Garden SnailCornu aspersum
Serpent StarOphiura ophiura
Vineyard SnailCernuella virgata
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Dustbin-lid JellyRhizostoma octopus
bladder wrackFucus vesiculosus
Common Sea SlaterLigia oceanica
Spotted SeahareAplysia punctata
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