10th-12th September sees the Ocean Turtle gang heading off to dive Lundy Island-Marine Reserve. The diving season on Lundy is short but spectacular. Dive the west side on the ebb and the east side on the flood. Below the surface of the sea there is magnificent scenery and a huge variety of marine life, some of which is unique to the British Isles. There are many types of fish including basking sharks in the summer months, and the unique population of red banded fish (a metre long, shaped like an eel with a red band and a single dorsal fin the whole length of their body - they live in burrows in the mud). Crabs, lobsters and crayfish are still common and their populations have increased recently due to a no fishing zone around the island. There are huge numbers of sea urchins and starfish and the population of jewel anemones rarely fails to amaze the visiting diver. Common and lesser octopus are also regularly seen. There is a resident population of friendly and inquisitive seals which enjoy playing when you’re snorkelling.

There are shipwrecks too, of course - 137 to be precise!