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Buckland Lake Reserve

Cliffe, Medway, United Kingdom

LevelBeginner-friendly

Water bodyNorth Sea

Water temp8–18°C

Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct

About this site

Buckland Lake Reserve is a dive site near Cliffe, Medway, United Kingdom, in the North Sea. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes seals, harbor seals. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 8 to 18 °C over the year.

Conditions by month

BestGoodMixed

OctoberBest

Typically one of the best months here.

Marine life

Recorded nearby

SoleSolea solea
WhitingMerlangius merlangus
Sand GobyPomatoschistus minutus
European FlounderPlatichthys flesus
BibTrisopterus luscus
SmeltOsmerus eperlanus
DabLimanda limanda
PlaicePleuronectes platessa

Nearby sites

1BMW15 km
2White Mini15 km
3Platform, Black Buoy15 km
4Platform, White Buoy15 km
5Thistlegorm (namesake)15 km
6Far Platform15 km

Straight-line distances.

Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org