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Porlock Weir

Somerset, England · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Hairy crab, long-clawed porcelain crab and pink coryphella turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Snakelocks anemone, european painted top shell and blue-rayed limpet are the usual finds. ~77 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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

See low tide times at Porlock Weir for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15in the dark2:08 AM9.1 ft2:40 PM9.6 ft
  2. Mon, Nov 16in the dark2:50 AM10.2 ft3:28 PM11.0 ft
  3. Tue, Nov 17in the dark3:43 AM11.8 ft4:36 PM12.4 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 March and September.

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 Porlock Weir?

Species records from iNaturalist

snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
European Painted Top ShellCalliostoma zizyphinum
Blue-rayed LimpetPatella pellucida
Hairy Porcelain CrabPorcellana platycheles
Hairy CrabPilumnus hirtellus
Daisy AnemoneCereus pedunculatus
Common CorallineCorallina officinalis
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Common Hermit CrabPagurus bernhardus
Pink CoryphellaEdmundsella pedata
Long-clawed Porcelain CrabPisidia longicornis
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Dwarf Brittle StarAmphipholis squamata
Saw WrackFucus serratus
Common Brittle StarOphiothrix fragilis
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