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Ganavan Sands

Argyll and Bute, Alba / Scotland · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Atlantic beadlet anemone, bladder wrack and common moon jelly are the usual finds. ~42 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide for Dunstaffnage Bay, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at Ganavan Sands for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15in the dark3:01 AM6.0 ft3:30 PM7.0 ft
  2. Mon, Nov 16in the dark3:49 AM6.5 ft4:31 PM7.4 ft
  3. Tue, Nov 17in the dark4:47 AM6.9 ftin the dark5:42 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 June and October.

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 Ganavan Sands?

Species records from iNaturalist

Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
bladder wrackFucus vesiculosus
Common Moon JellyAurelia aurita
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Tricyclusa singularisTricyclusa singularis
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Saw WrackFucus serratus
Channelled WrackPelvetia canaliculata
Common WhelkBuccinum undatum
Common CockleCerastoderma edule
Striped VenusChamelea striatula
Grey TopshellSteromphala cineraria
Brown-lipped SnailCepaea nemoralis
Hybocodon proliferHybocodon prolifer
Lion's Mane JellyCyanea capillata
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