United Kingdom Underwater Photo Sites

Old faithful, United Kingdom

Sandy muddy bottom with lots of benthic life. Easy access to site from pier. Lots of life living around the pier. Great macro spot!

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Facts about Old faithful

It is in United Kingdom
Old faithful is in the North Sea.
The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.

Dive types

Marine Life

Photo facilities

Grutness pier, United Kingdom

Shallow dive site with sandy bottom, lots of good macro subjects and usually quite sheltered. easy access in at the pier and ladder to help when exiting.

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Facts about Grutness pier

It is in United Kingdom
Grutness pier is in the North Sea.

Dive types

Marine Life

Photo facilities

Silver Steps, United Kingdom

Great reef wall and plenty of wildlife

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Facts about Silver Steps

It is in United Kingdom
Silver Steps is in the Atlantic (European coastal).
The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.

Dive types

Marine Life

Oil Platform, United Kingdom

Running tests on a new ROV control panel for an oil pumping module. The module is depth rated to thousands of meters of pressure and will be situated on the sea floor which will transfer operations over to a deep ROV system to control and monitor.

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Facts about Oil Platform

It is in United Kingdom
Oil Platform is in the North Sea.
The typical depth is 0-50 Metres 0-160 Feet.
The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.

Dive types

south coast england, United Kingdom

great day over bank holiday august

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Facts about south coast england

It is in United Kingdom
The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.

Dive types

Marine Life

Diving facilities

Photo facilities

Off penzance, United Kingdom

Great snorkelling site for Blue Sharks

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Facts about Off penzance

It is in United Kingdom
Off penzance is in the English Channel.
The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.

Dive types

Marine Life

Photo facilities

Tynemouth, United Kingdom

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Facts about Tynemouth

It is in United Kingdom
Tynemouth is in the North Sea.

Horsey, United Kingdom

round half of the world’s population of grey seals are found around Britain, therefore their protection is of international conservation importance. The scientific name Halichoerus grypus means “Hook-nosed Sea Pig”! It is one of our largest mammals but is still vulnerable to disturbance during the pupping season.
Grey seals come ashore to breed – the breeding site is known as a rookery or haul-out. The females (cows) arrive at the breeding sites first and will usually give birth a day later. As mammals they feed their pups on their milk for three weeks, keeping a close territory.
When the males (bulls) arrive they compete for space nearest to the cows. The fittest bulls get the best positions for mating. If pups get disturbed they may move into a bull’s (or other cow’s) territory, where they could get injured or even killed.
After the pup is weaned (approximately three weeks) the mother will leave. Over the next few weeks the pup will moult its soft white coat for a mottled waterproof one; it will not feed during this time and relies on the fat it built up by feeding (undisturbed) from its mother earlier on. When it gets hungry enough it will make its way to the sea where it will learn to feed itself.

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