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Farne Islands
Scapa Flow · United Kingdom
The Farne Islands are a group of islands in the civil parish of North Sunderland, off the coast of Northumberland, England.
Conditions
Depth
10 to 30 m
Open water and up
Current
Can be moderate
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
10 to 20 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
4 to 16°C
Drysuit recommended year-round
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Vis (m) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Current | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
Your chances of seeing each animal
European Green Crab
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Atlantic Beadlet Anemone
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Common Hermit Crab
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Atlantic Dogwhelk
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Edible Crab
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Common Periwinkle
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Garden Snail
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Grey Topshell
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Gear