Fenit Beach
County Kerry, Tralee Municipal District · Ireland
What have people found?
Kelp lace bryozoan, warty venus clam and blue-rayed limpet turn up here more than at our other rock pools. European green crab, snakelocks anemone and northern horse mussel are the usual finds. ~70 distinct species have been recorded here.
Tide
We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.
View the predicted tide at Derrynane Beach / Trá Doire Fhíonáin, 60 kilometers away.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from May and July.
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 Fenit Beach?
Species records from iNaturalist
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Northern Horse MusselModiolus modiolus
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Spiny Spider CrabMaja brachydactyla
bladder wrackFucus vesiculosus
kelp lace bryozoanMembranipora membranacea
Blue-rayed LimpetPatella pellucida
Japanese WireweedSargassum muticum
Warty Venus ClamVenus verrucosa
Saw WrackFucus serratus
Knotted WrackAscophyllum nodosum
Common WhelkBuccinum undatum
Common Hermit CrabPagurus bernhardus
Dwarf Brittle StarAmphipholis squamata
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