Praia do Farol
Beja · Portugal
What have people found?
Emerald green paddle worm, peacock's tail and striped false limpet turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Snakelocks anemone, celtic sea slug and harpoonweed are the usual finds. ~82 distinct species have been recorded here.
Tide
We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.
View the predicted tide at Praia Vasco da Gama, 27 kilometers away.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from May and August.
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 Praia do Farol?
Species records from iNaturalist
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Celtic Sea SlugOnchidella celtica
HarpoonweedAsparagopsis armata
Atlantic Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratus
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Peacock's TailPadina pavonica
Strawberry AnemoneActinia fragacea
Rockpool PrawnPalaemon elegans
Striped false limpetSiphonaria pectinata
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
White Italian SnailTheba pisana
White Sea StarCoscinasterias tenuispina
Emerald green paddle wormEulalia clavigera
Mediterranean MusselMytilus galloprovincialis
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