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Garretstown Strand

County Cork, The Municipal District of Bandon-Kinsale · Ireland

What have people found?

Knotted wrack, atlantic beadlet anemone and honeycomb worm are the usual finds. ~28 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Garretstown Strand for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~2:00~14:30
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~3:00~15:30
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~4:00~16:30

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 May and September.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 400 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 Garretstown Strand?

Species records from iNaturalist

Knotted WrackAscophyllum nodosum
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Honeycomb WormSabellaria alveolata
Flat PeriwinkleLittorina obtusata
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
By-the-wind SailorVelella velella
ThongweedHimanthalia elongata
Channelled WrackPelvetia canaliculata
Blue-rayed LimpetPatella pellucida
OarweedLaminaria digitata
Cushion StarAsterina gibbosa
FurbelowsSaccorhiza polyschides
Compass JellyChrysaora hysoscella
Lined Top ShellPhorcus lineatus
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
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