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Balbriggan

County Dublin, Leinster · Ireland

What have people found?

Dustbin-lid jelly, common coralline and lion's mane jelly turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Atlantic beadlet anemone, common periwinkle and european green crab are the usual finds. ~61 distinct species have been recorded here.

Tide

We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.

View the predicted tide at Cranfield Beach, 47 kilometers away.

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from March and July.

What should you know before visiting?

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 Balbriggan?

Species records from iNaturalist

Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Compass JellyChrysaora hysoscella
Lion's Mane JellyCyanea capillata
Common CorallineCorallina officinalis
Dustbin-lid JellyRhizostoma octopus
bladder wrackFucus vesiculosus
Spiral WrackFucus spiralis
Japanese WireweedSargassum muticum
Common WhelkBuccinum undatum
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
European Sand HopperTalitrus saltator
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puber
Grey Mail-shellLepidochitona cinerea
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