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About this site
Browns Bay lies on the North Tyneside coast of northeast England, near Whitley Bay and the Blyth stretch of the North Sea shoreline. It is part of a rocky coastline dotted with small bays and headlands typical of this part of the Northumberland coast, and it is accessed as a shore dive. It is rated an advanced dive, in keeping with the exposed North Sea conditions typical along this stretch of coast.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatusReported here · unconfirmed
Common Sea StarAsterias rubensReported here · unconfirmed
European Edible Sea UrchinEchinus esculentusReported here · unconfirmed
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puberReported here · unconfirmed
Edible CrabCancer pagurusReported here · unconfirmed
Dahlia AnemoneUrticina felinaReported here · unconfirmed
Durable tips from divers — access, hazards, marine life, facilities. For day-of conditions, use the report tool in the conditions card above.
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