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Skelly

Berwickshire, Alba / Scotland · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Horseman anemone, club-gilled nudibranch and crowned aeolis turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Orange-clubbed sea slug, elegant anemone and plumose anemone are the usual finds. ~95 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide for Eyemouth, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at Skelly for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 1511:14 AM6.8 ftin the dark11:49 PM6.2 ft
  2. Mon, Nov 1612:04 PM7.5 ft
  3. Tue, Nov 17in the dark12:48 AM6.8 ft1:17 PM8.1 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 June and July.

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 Skelly?

Species records from iNaturalist

Orange-clubbed Sea SlugLimacia clavigera
Elegant anemoneCylista elegans
Plumose AnemoneMetridium senile
Common Brittle StarOphiothrix fragilis
Horseman anemoneUrticina eques
Dahlia AnemoneUrticina felina
Polycera norvegicaPolycera norvegica
barnacle-eating doridOnchidoris bilamellata
Rose Sun StarCrossaster papposus
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puber
Dead Man's FingersAlcyonium digitatum
club-gilled nudibranchAmphorina pallida
European lobsterHomarus gammarus
Four-lined PolyceraPolycera quadrilineata
Crowned AeolisFacelina auriculata
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