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St Bees Beach

Cumberland, England · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Lion's mane jelly, compass jelly and purple topshell turn up here more than at our other tide pools. European green crab, atlantic beadlet anemone and honeycomb worm are the usual finds. ~46 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

Predicted tide for Whitehaven, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at St Bees Beach for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 158:28 AM7.8 ftin the dark9:00 PM7.7 ft
  2. Mon, Nov 169:13 AM8.7 ftin the dark9:53 PM8.3 ft
  3. Tue, Nov 1710:11 AM9.4 ftin the dark11:01 PM8.6 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 October.

What should you know before visiting?

Paid 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 St Bees Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Honeycomb WormSabellaria alveolata
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Knotted WrackAscophyllum nodosum
bladder wrackFucus vesiculosus
Common European LimpetPatella vulgata
Saw WrackFucus serratus
Lion's Mane JellyCyanea capillata
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
Common Sea StarAsterias rubens
Purple TopshellSteromphala umbilicalis
Common Sea SlaterLigia oceanica
Common WhelkBuccinum undatum
Compass JellyChrysaora hysoscella
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