Low tide walks, rock pools and what the sea leaves behind.
The lowest tide of the month uncovered the far ledge for almost an hour. Counted forty-one beadlet anemones in one gully, most of them closed into dark red jelly drops. Two strawberry anemones further down, which is a first for this spot.
| Low water | Height | Weather |
|---|---|---|
| 07:52 | 0.4 m | Calm, overcast |
Neap tides do not give much, but the upper pools are easier to watch without wading. A single green shore crab defended a limpet shell for ten minutes against a blenny twice its length. The blenny gave up first.
The strandline was thick with oarweed and sugar kelp torn off by the weekend swell. Holdfasts are worth turning over: brittle stars, tiny chitons and a sea slug I still have not identified.