The shore comprises a causeway that stretches out toward
Worms Head, and contains shelving gullies and pools, with occasional boulders.
Mussels and barnacles dominate the shore, with the mussels forming intertidal
beds on sections of the rock and sediment. Pools are characterized by coralline
species of red seaweed and the lower tide swept gullies are covered in Osmudea
spp. and Laminara spp.
Below are photographs of some of the animals you may
encounter in this type of habitat:
Lichens on supralittoral rock. Biotope description: LR.FLR.Lic (Lichens or small green algae on supralittoral and littoral fringe rock).
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| Orange lichen on supralittoral rock |
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| Lichens on supralittoral rock (Lichina pygmaea) |
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| Mussel (Mytilus edulis) and barnacle community on eulittoral rock (LR.HLR.MusB) |
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| Mussel (Mytilus edulis) beds on eulittoral rock and mixed sediment |
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| Barnacle (Balanidae) on a mussel (Mytilus edulis). |
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| Barnacles and Mussels (Mytilus edulis) with a dog whelk (Nucella lapillus) |
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Barnacles, Mussels (Mytilus edulis), Limpets (Patella vulgata) and Perwinkles (Littorina spp and Melarhaphe neritoides). The Barnacles, Limpets and Periwinkle community on rock is a sub division within the broader barnacles and/or mussel biotope description
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| Barnacles, Limpets (Patella vulgata), Beadlet anemone (Actinia equina) and Topshells (Gibbula spp.) aggregate in crevices to avoid desiccation when the tide is out |
Barnacles have gained considerable height on this section of the shore
Intertidal pools. Biotope description: LR.FLR.Rkp.Cor.Cor (Coralline crusts and Corallina officinalis in shallow eulittoral rockpools)
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| Intertidal pools of the shore are characterized by coralline and Ulva species, whilst the barnacles and mussels (Mytilus edulis) community dominate the areas above the pools |
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| Intertidal pools of the shore are characterized by corallinacea crusts, Corallina officinalis and Ulva species |
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| The coral weed (Corallina officinalis) |
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| The coral weed (Corallina officinalis) in an intertidal pool |
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Corallinacea crust
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| A paddle worm (Eulalia viridis) |
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| The egg of a paddle worm (Eulalia viridis) |
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Corallinaea crust, Barnacles and a serpulid polychaete worm in an intertidal pool
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| A cushionstar (Asterina phylactica) on the underside of a boulder in an intertidal pool. |
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| Under boulder community- Dog whelk (Nucella lapillus), Common starfish (Asterias rubens), Barnacles and Topshells (Gibbula spp) |
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| Under boulder community- Brittlestar (Ophiothrix fragilis) on the under side of a boulder in an inter tidal pool |
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| Under boulder community- Brittlestar (Ophiothrix fragilis) on the under side of a boulder in an intertidal pool |
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| Under boulder community - Dog whelks (Nucella lapillus), Brittlestars, Barnacles and the green sea urchin (Psammechinus miliaris) |
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| Under boulder community - Dog whelk (Nucella lapillus), Brittlestars and the green sea urchin (Psammechinus miliaris) |
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| Under boulder community - Cushionstar (Asterina phylactica) and Flat Topshell (Gibbula umbillicus) |
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| Under boulder community- A scaleworm on the under side of a boulder in an intertidal pool |
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| Under boulder community- Bryozoa, Serpulid polychaete worms and anomiidae shell |
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| Under boulder community- Common starfish (Asterias rubens) and a dog whelk (Nucella lapillus) under a boulder in an intertidal pool |
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| Under boulder community- Broad clawed porcelain crab (Porcellana platycheles) |
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| Under boulder community- A Chiton |
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| Under boulder community- Long clawed porcelain crab (Pisidia longicornis) |
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| Under boulder community- Grey seaslug (Aeolidia papillosa) |
The rhodophyta dominated community of the gullies. Biotope description: LR.HCR.FR (Robust red seaweed communities)
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| The red seaweed Osmundea dominates this section of the shore and forms its own biotope (LR.HCR.FR.Osm) Osmundea on moderately exposed eulittoral rock that is encompassed under the broader biotope complex of robust red seaweed communities |
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| Gullies of the intertidal |
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| The acorn barnacle (Balanus perforatus) occurs along the sides and beneath the overhangs of the gullies |
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| The red seaweed Osmundea spp, Topshells (Gibbula spp.) and the breadcrumb sponge (Halichondria panicea) |
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| The red sausage weed (Lomentaria articulata) |
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Grape pip weed (Mastocarpus stellatus)
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| Whelk eggs are laid is the damp shade beneath an overhang |
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| An anemone living in the shade beneath an overhang |
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| Anemones living in the shade beneath an overhang |
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| The green seaweed (Cladophora spp.) comprises part of the seaweed community of the gully |
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| The red seaweed Osmundea dominates this section of the shore and forms its own biotope (LR.HCR.FR.Osm) Osmundea on moderately exposed eulittoral rock that is encompassed under the broader biotope complex of robust red seaweed communities |
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| Sea squirts (Ascidiacea) occur on the under side of boulders within the gullies |
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| Bryozoa occur on the frond of Kelp (Laminaria) |
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