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Wilson's Point

County Down, Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Sea lemon, japanese skeleton shrimp and sea vase turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Star tunicate, red ripple bryozoan and rosy feather star are the usual finds. ~129 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide for Bangor, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at Wilson's Point for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov8:051.2 min the dark20:491.1 m
  2. Mon 16 Nov8:531.3 min the dark21:451.1 m
  3. Tue 17 Nov9:521.4 min the dark22:531.2 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 June.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 300 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 Wilson's Point?

Species records from iNaturalist

Star TunicateBotryllus schlosseri
Red Ripple BryozoanWatersipora subatra
Rosy Feather StarAntedon bifida
Sea VaseCiona intestinalis
Dahlia AnemoneUrticina felina
Common European LimpetPatella vulgata
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Sea LemonArchidoris pseudoargus
Blue MusselMytilus edulis
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Green Sea UrchinPsammechinus miliaris
Bispira polyommaBispira polyomma
Japanese Skeleton ShrimpCaprella mutica
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
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