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Treborth Botanic Garden

Ynys Môn / Isle of Anglesey, Cymru / Wales · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Hairy spiny dorid, european cowrie and crowned aeolis turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Cushion star, european green crab and atlantic dogwhelk are the usual finds. ~300 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 4 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

Predicted tide for Menai Bridge, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at Treborth Botanic Garden for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov8:122.4 min the dark20:452.2 m
  2. Mon 16 Nov8:572.6 min the dark21:372.4 m
  3. Tue 17 Nov9:552.8 min the dark22:402.5 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 February and May.

What should you know before visiting?

Paid parking is about 350 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 Treborth Botanic Garden?

Species records from iNaturalist

Cushion StarAsterina gibbosa
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Crowned AeolisFacelina auriculata
Common Hermit CrabPagurus bernhardus
Common Sea StarAsterias rubens
barnacle-eating doridOnchidoris bilamellata
Dahlia AnemoneUrticina felina
Hairy Porcelain CrabPorcellana platycheles
Pink CoryphellaEdmundsella pedata
European cowrieTrivia monacha
Common Brittle StarOphiothrix fragilis
Hairy Spiny DoridAcanthodoris pilosa
Star TunicateBotryllus schlosseri
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