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Cresswell Foreshore

Northumberland, England · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Black squat lobster, grey topshell and channelled wrack turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Porcelain crabs, shanny and european green crab are the usual finds. ~15 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Benthall, 23 miles away.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide for Coquet Island, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at Cresswell Foreshore for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15in the dark12:10 AM5.3 ft12:17 PM6.5 ft
  2. Mon, Nov 16in the dark12:57 AM5.8 ft1:05 PM7.1 ft
  3. Tue, Nov 17in the dark1:55 AM6.2 ft2:09 PM7.5 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 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 Cresswell Foreshore?

Species records from iNaturalist

Porcelain CrabsPorcellanidae
ShannyLipophrys pholis
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Common Hermit CrabPagurus bernhardus
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puber
Knotted WrackAscophyllum nodosum
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
Common Sea StarAsterias rubens
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Channelled WrackPelvetia canaliculata
Hairy Porcelain CrabPorcellana platycheles
Black Squat LobsterGalathea squamifera
Grey TopshellSteromphala cineraria
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