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East Sands

Alba / Scotland · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Sugar kelp, grey topshell and spotted seahare turn up here more than at our other tide pools. European green crab, atlantic beadlet anemone and common periwinkle are the usual finds. ~97 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 2 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

Predicted tide for Anstruther Easter, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at East Sands for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 1510:57 AM6.8 ftin the dark11:32 PM6.2 ft
  2. Mon, Nov 1611:47 AM7.6 ft
  3. Tue, Nov 17in the dark12:31 AM6.8 ft1:00 PM8.2 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 May and November.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 0.2 miles 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 East Sands?

Species records from iNaturalist

European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Common Hermit CrabPagurus bernhardus
Blue JellyCyanea lamarckii
Blue MusselMytilus edulis
Common Sea StarAsterias rubens
Common WhelkBuccinum undatum
Grey TopshellSteromphala cineraria
Northern Acorn BarnacleSemibalanus balanoides
Spotted SeahareAplysia punctata
Saw WrackFucus serratus
Sugar KelpSaccharina latissima
bladder wrackFucus vesiculosus
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