Plage de Notre-Dame
Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine · France
What have people found?
Parasitic anemone, stalked sea squirt and veined rapa whelk turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Marbled crab, cantabrian nudibranch and common octopus are the usual finds. ~54 distinct species have been recorded here.
Tide
We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.
View the predicted tide at Lège-Cap-Ferret, 68 miles away.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from July and September.
What should you know before visiting?
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 Plage de Notre-Dame?
Species records from iNaturalist
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratus
Cantabrian NudibranchFelimare cantabrica
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Sandalled AnemoneActinothoe sphyrodeta
Saint Piran's Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Stalked Sea SquirtStyela clava
Portuguese Man o' WarPhysalia physalis
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Strawberry AnemoneActinia fragacea
Red-mouthed Dog WinkleStramonita haemastoma
Goose barnaclePollicipes pollicipes
scribbled nudibranchDoriopsilla areolata
Parasitic AnemoneCalliactis parasitica
Veined Rapa WhelkRapana venosa
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