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Countess of Erne
Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom
Water bodyEnglish Channel
Water temp9–17°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Countess of Erne is a wreck dive site near Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom, in the English Channel. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, dolphins, cuttlefish, lobsters, soft corals. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 9 to 17 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puber
Thornback RayRaja clavata
Common Spider CrabMaja brachydactyla
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Lesser Spotted DogfishScyliorhinus canicula
Ballan WrasseLabrus bergylta
GoldsinnyCtenolabrus rupestris
Hermit CrabPagurus bernhardus
Nearby sites
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Wikidata (CC0) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org