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Darlington

Tasmania · Australia

What have people found?

Checkered periwinkle, pied limpet and queen scallop turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Waratah anemone, common warrener and snakeskin chiton are the usual finds. ~91 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 3 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Darlington for the next three days
  1. Mon, Nov 16~7:30 AM~8:30 PM
  2. Tue, Nov 17~8:30 AMin the dark~9:30 PM
  3. Wed, Nov 18~9:30 AMin the dark~10:00 PM

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 January and April.

What should you know before visiting?

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. Tide pool safety
A tide pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The tidepooling code

What lives at Darlington?

Species records from iNaturalist

Waratah AnemoneActinia tenebrosa
Common WarrenerLunella undulata
Snakeskin ChitonSypharochiton pelliserpentis
Neptune's necklaceHormosira banksii
Orange-edged limpetCellana solida
Little Blue PeriwinkleAustrolittorina unifasciata
Striped False LimpetSiphonaria diemenensis
Dwarf Cushion StarParvulastra exigua
Southern Flat OysterOstrea angasi
Checkered PeriwinkleChlorodiloma odontis
Striped-mouth ConniwinkBembicium nanum
CrayweedPhyllospora comosa
Pied limpetPatelloida latistrigata
White-striped AnemoneAnthothoe albocincta
Queen ScallopEquichlamys bifrons
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