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Turnchapel

Plymouth, England · United Kingdom

What have people found?

Star tunicate, dwarf brittle star and montagu's crab turn up here more than at our other tide pools. European green crab, cushion star and snakelocks anemone are the usual finds. ~226 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 4 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide for Turnchapel, from The UK Hydrographic Office.

See low tide times at Turnchapel for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15in the dark2:14 AM7.0 ft2:40 PM7.3 ft
  2. Mon, Nov 16in the dark2:44 AM7.8 ft3:19 PM8.0 ft
  3. Tue, Nov 17in the dark3:29 AM8.6 ft4:21 PM8.5 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 February and March.

What should you know before visiting?

Customer parking is about 150 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 Turnchapel?

Species records from iNaturalist

European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Cushion StarAsterina gibbosa
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Montagu's CrabXantho hydrophilus
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puber
Hairy Porcelain CrabPorcellana platycheles
Pacific OysterMagallana gigas
Strawberry AnemoneActinia fragacea
Star TunicateBotryllus schlosseri
Dwarf Brittle StarAmphipholis squamata
Purple TopshellSteromphala umbilicalis
Lined Top ShellPhorcus lineatus
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