Spanish Point Beach
What have people found?
Atlantic beadlet anemone, thongweed and blue mussel are the usual finds. ~36 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Fenit Beach, 69 kilometers away.
Tide
We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.
View the predicted tide at Trá an Dóilín, 48 kilometers away.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from April and July.
What should you know before visiting?
Parking is about 50 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 Spanish Point Beach?
Species records from iNaturalist
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
ThongweedHimanthalia elongata
Blue MusselMytilus edulis
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
bladder wrackFucus vesiculosus
Common Moon JellyAurelia aurita
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
Compass JellyChrysaora hysoscella
DabberlocksAlaria esculenta
Purple TopshellSteromphala umbilicalis
Flat PeriwinkleLittorina obtusata
Spotted SeahareAplysia punctata
Saw WrackFucus serratus
By-the-wind SailorVelella velella
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Every organism named, every visit logged to your journal.
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