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Bessy's Cove

Cornwall, England · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Daisy anemone, gem anemone and purple topshell turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Atlantic beadlet anemone, snakelocks anemone and brown tuning-fork weed are the usual finds. ~37 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Gyllyngvase Beach, 16.2 miles away.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide for Porthleven, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at Bessy's Cove for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15in the dark2:08 AM5.6 ft2:34 PM5.3 ft
  2. Mon, Nov 16in the dark2:53 AM6.2 ft3:22 PM5.8 ft
  3. Tue, Nov 17in the dark3:46 AM6.7 ft4:18 PM6.2 ft

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 April and September.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 0.2 miles 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 Bessy's Cove?

Species records from iNaturalist

Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
brown tuning-fork weedBifurcaria bifurcata
Lined Top ShellPhorcus lineatus
Gem AnemoneBunodactis verrucosa
Daisy AnemoneCereus pedunculatus
Common Sea SlaterLigia oceanica
Japanese WireweedSargassum muticum
Purple TopshellSteromphala umbilicalis
ThongweedHimanthalia elongata
Channelled WrackPelvetia canaliculata
Cushion StarAsterina gibbosa
Saint Piran's Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus
Sap-sucking SlugElysia viridis
Montagu's CrabXantho hydrophilus
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