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Plage de Meneham

Finistère, Bretagne · France

What have people found?

Dulse, sea rods and vineyard snail turn up here more than at our other tide pools. White italian snail, lined top shell and saw wrack are the usual finds. ~55 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Plage de Meneham for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15in the dark~3:00 AM~3:00 PM
  2. Mon, Nov 16in the dark~3:30 AM~4:00 PM
  3. Tue, Nov 17in the dark~4:30 AM~5:00 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 February and April.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 650 feet 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. Tide pool safety
A tide pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The tidepooling code

What lives at Plage de Meneham?

Species records from iNaturalist

White Italian SnailTheba pisana
Lined Top ShellPhorcus lineatus
Acaeroplastes melanurusAcaeroplastes melanurus
Saw WrackFucus serratus
Strawberry AnemoneActinia fragacea
DulsePalmaria palmata
Knotted WrackAscophyllum nodosum
Vineyard SnailCernuella virgata
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Sugar KelpSaccharina latissima
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
brown tuning-fork weedBifurcaria bifurcata
FurbelowsSaccorhiza polyschides
By-the-wind SailorVelella velella
Sea RodsLaminaria hyperborea
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