Two people in brightly coloured jackets and patterned wooly hats. They are kneeling down on the beach floor of seaweed and rocks, with a white grided quadrat square between them.

Survey volunteers Shoresearch Cricieth Feb 2025 © NWWT

Have-a-go intertidal survey

Location:

Traeth Penllech, Penllech Beach Path, Llangwnnadl, Tudweiliog, Pwllheli, LL53 8NW

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Have a go at surveying the rocky shores of North Wales! Join us to explore the coast, discover local marine life, and help collect valuable data for conservation.

Event details

Meeting point

Traeth Penllech, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, LL53 8NW. Meet at the car park at SH 20603 34105. What3Words///regrowth.monkey.shortens

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Date

Monday 1 June 2026

Time

3:15pm - 5:15pm

About the event

This is a chance to join our Shoresearch volunteers and learn about our intertidal surveys to see if it's right for you. We're out every month in three hub areas documenting what we see on shore to build a vital baseline and help to record changes.

The event organiser speaks conversational Welsh, please feel free to use Welsh or English during this event.

Booking

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Price

Donations appreciated

Additional booking information

Booking required.
This event is for 16+ yrs only.

Suitable for

Adults, Experts, Beginners

Know before you go

Dogs

Assistance dogs only

Mobility

The shore is craggy, sharp rock, algae-covered with rockpools in the survey area. Access to the shore is a walk along a coastal path and down onto a sandy shore, then across to the survey area.
There are no toilets close to shore.

Wheelchair access

What to bring

Please wear clothes appropriate for the weather and kneeling on a wet shore area, boots or wellies are the most suitable footwear.

Public transport is not available to this shore.

NB: please note the exact meeting point using the grid reference or what3words information. Please also note the event leader's mobile number in case of problems on the day.