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Kimmeridge Bay

England · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Purple topshell, cushion star and velvet swimming crab turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Atlantic beadlet anemone, european green crab and peacock's tail are the usual finds. ~72 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 2 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide for Mupe Bay, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at Kimmeridge Bay for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15in the dark1:39 AM2.8 ft2:16 PM2.8 ft
  2. Mon, Nov 16in the dark2:06 AM3.0 ft2:59 PM3.1 ft
  3. Tue, Nov 17in the dark2:46 AM3.4 ftin the dark6:18 PM3.4 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 July.

What should you know before visiting?

Customer parking is about 1000 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 Kimmeridge Bay?

Species records from iNaturalist

Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Peacock's TailPadina pavonica
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puber
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Lined Top ShellPhorcus lineatus
Purple TopshellSteromphala umbilicalis
Rockpool PrawnPalaemon elegans
Idotea emarginataIdotea emarginata
Saw WrackFucus serratus
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Cushion StarAsterina gibbosa
bladder wrackFucus vesiculosus
Common Sea SlaterLigia oceanica
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