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Fanore Beach

County Clare, West Clare Municipal District · Ireland

What have people found?

Heath snail, banded wedge shell and violet sea snail turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Atlantic beadlet anemone, compass jelly and common moon jelly are the usual finds. ~36 distinct species have been recorded here.

Tide

We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.

View the predicted tide at Trá an Dóilín, 17 miles away.

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from May and July.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 1000 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 Fanore Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Compass JellyChrysaora hysoscella
Common Moon JellyAurelia aurita
Blue MusselMytilus edulis
Garden SnailCornu aspersum
By-the-wind SailorVelella velella
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Banded Wedge ShellDonax vittatus
ThongweedHimanthalia elongata
bladder wrackFucus vesiculosus
Common Pill WoodlouseArmadillidium vulgare
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
Heath SnailHelicella itala
Violet Sea SnailJanthina janthina
Honeycomb WormSabellaria alveolata
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