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Seven Sisters

England · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Common atlantic slippersnail, blue mussel and common european limpet turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Atlantic beadlet anemone, common whelk and common sea slater are the usual finds. ~15 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Brighton Cliff face, 11.8 miles away.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide for Eastbourne, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at Seven Sisters for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 158:36 AM6.4 ftin the dark8:55 PM6.4 ft
  2. Mon, Nov 169:21 AM7.3 ftin the dark9:44 PM7.2 ft
  3. Tue, Nov 1710:19 AM8.0 ftin the dark10:47 PM7.8 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 July and September.

What should you know before visiting?

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 Seven Sisters?

Species records from iNaturalist

Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Common WhelkBuccinum undatum
Common Sea SlaterLigia oceanica
Common Atlantic SlippersnailCrepidula fornicata
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Saw WrackFucus serratus
Blue MusselMytilus edulis
European Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Common European LimpetPatella vulgata
Garden SnailCornu aspersum
Amphisbetia operculataAmphisbetia operculata
Grey TopshellSteromphala cineraria
bladder wrackFucus vesiculosus
European lobsterHomarus gammarus
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
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