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Quarry Beach

Devon, England · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Blue jelly, brown-lipped snail and snakelocks anemone are the usual finds. ~34 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Castle Beach, 41.6 miles away.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide for Lundy, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at Quarry Beach for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15in the dark2:28 AM8.2 ft2:59 PM8.5 ft
  2. Mon, Nov 16in the dark3:10 AM9.3 ft3:49 PM9.5 ft
  3. Tue, Nov 17in the dark4:05 AM10.2 ft4:56 PM10.1 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 April and May.

What should you know before visiting?

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 Quarry Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

Blue JellyCyanea lamarckii
Brown-lipped SnailCepaea nemoralis
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Common Pill WoodlouseArmadillidium vulgare
Tree slugLehmannia marginata
Compass JellyChrysaora hysoscella
Daisy AnemoneCereus pedunculatus
Spiny StarfishMarthasterias glacialis
Amphorina farraniAmphorina farrani
North Sea Tube AnemoneSynarachnactis lloydii
Common Shiny WoodlouseOniscus asellus
Common Moon JellyAurelia aurita
ThongweedHimanthalia elongata
Devonshire Cup CoralCaryophyllia smithii
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