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West Runton

Norfolk, England · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Brown shrimp, common prawn and beaked barnacle turn up here more than at our other rock pools. European green crab, common periwinkle and atlantic beadlet anemone are the usual finds. ~43 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide for Cromer, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at West Runton for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark3:531.6 m16:071.9 m
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark4:381.7 min the dark16:562.1 m
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark5:361.9 min the dark17:592.3 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 July.

What should you know before visiting?

Paid parking is about 150 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 West Runton?

Species records from iNaturalist

European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
bladder wrackFucus vesiculosus
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Common WhelkBuccinum undatum
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Saw WrackFucus serratus
Brown ShrimpCrangon crangon
Common Hermit CrabPagurus bernhardus
Beaked BarnacleAustrominius modestus
Grey TopshellSteromphala cineraria
Common PrawnPalaemon serratus
Rockpool PrawnPalaemon elegans
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puber
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