Fintra Beach
County Donegal, Donegal Municipal District · Ireland
What have people found?
Atlantic beadlet anemone, european green crab and atlantic dogwhelk are the usual finds. ~9 distinct species have been recorded here.
Tide
We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.
View the predicted tide at Carrickfinn Beach, 46 kilometers away.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from May and June.
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 Fintra Beach?
Species records from iNaturalist
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Compass JellyChrysaora hysoscella
Blue MusselMytilus edulis
Pennant's Swimming CrabPortumnus latipes
Common European LimpetPatella vulgata
Sand Sea StarAstropecten irregularis
Garden SnailCornu aspersum
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