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Old Hunstanton

Norfolk, England · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Hornwrack, common cockle and sand mason worm turn up here more than at our other tide pools. European green crab, common whelk and common periwinkle are the usual finds. ~30 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide for Hunstanton, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at Old Hunstanton for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15in the dark3:42 AM6.6 ft3:54 PM7.7 ft
  2. Mon, Nov 16in the dark4:20 AM7.4 ft4:33 PM8.7 ft
  3. Tue, Nov 17in the dark5:10 AM8.0 ftin the dark5:25 PM9.4 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 February and August.

What should you know before visiting?

Paid parking is about 800 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 Old Hunstanton?

Species records from iNaturalist

European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Common WhelkBuccinum undatum
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
Common Atlantic SlippersnailCrepidula fornicata
Green Sea UrchinPsammechinus miliaris
Common Sea StarAsterias rubens
Common CockleCerastoderma edule
Common Moon JellyAurelia aurita
Knotted WrackAscophyllum nodosum
Blue MusselMytilus edulis
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Sand Mason WormLanice conchilega
Compass JellyChrysaora hysoscella
HornwrackFlustra foliacea
Vineyard SnailCernuella virgata
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