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Bembridge Ledges

Isle of Wight, England · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Common piddock, baked bean ascidian and european sting winkle turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Atlantic beadlet anemone, atlantic dogwhelk and european green crab are the usual finds. ~15 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Lee-on-the-Solent, 8.7 miles away.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide for Bembridge Approaches, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at Bembridge Ledges for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 157:40 AM6.2 ftin the dark7:59 PM5.8 ft
  2. Mon, Nov 168:24 AM6.7 ftin the dark8:50 PM6.3 ft
  3. Tue, Nov 179:28 AM7.2 ftin the dark10:03 PM6.7 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 January and March.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 150 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 Bembridge Ledges?

Species records from iNaturalist

Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Common WhelkBuccinum undatum
Pacific OysterMagallana gigas
Sand Mason WormLanice conchilega
European Sting WinkleOcenebra erinaceus
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
Variegated ScallopMimachlamys varia
Common piddockPholas dactylus
Common Atlantic SlippersnailCrepidula fornicata
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Netted DogwhelkTritia reticulata
European Flat OysterOstrea edulis
Baked Bean AscidianDendrodoa grossularia
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