Girdle Ness
Aberdeen City, Alba / Scotland · United Kingdom
What have people found?
Oarweed, blue-rayed limpet and dahlia anemone turn up here more than at our other tide pools. European green crab, channelled wrack and atlantic beadlet anemone are the usual finds. ~47 distinct species have been recorded here.
What is the best time to visit today?
Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.Lowest tide at , download the app to see the weekly schedule.Lowest tide occurs at , in the dark, download the app to see the weekly schedule for a better time.
Predicted tide for ABERDEEN, from The UK Hydrographic Office.
See low tide times at Girdle Ness for the next three days
- Sun, Nov 15in the dark10:18 AM5.9 ftin the dark10:57 PM5.2 ft
- Mon, Nov 16in the dark11:08 AM6.5 ftin the dark11:56 PM5.5 ft
- Tue, Nov 17in the dark12:13 PM6.9 ftin the dark
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
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When do people visit?
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Most observations come from April and July.
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 Girdle Ness?
Species records from iNaturalist
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Channelled WrackPelvetia canaliculata
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Knotted WrackAscophyllum nodosum
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
Common Sea StarAsterias rubens
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Idotea granulosaIdotea granulosa
Dahlia AnemoneUrticina felina
Blue-rayed LimpetPatella pellucida
Common European LimpetPatella vulgata
OarweedLaminaria digitata
Garden SnailCornu aspersum
barnacle-eating doridOnchidoris bilamellata
bladder wrackFucus vesiculosus
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Every organism named, every visit logged to your journal.
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