Freshwater Four Appeared in DIVER December 2017 Will Appleyard might have been overdoing the salt water, if that's possible, so with winter approaching he took time out to tour four of the UK's best-known inland sites more...

A DOSE OF DOZZI Appeared in DIVER October 2017 JACK PERKS has become a champion of UK freshwater diving but there was a gap in his knowledge - he had never dived Dosthill. A recent sunny June day changed all that more...

Kindly tides of the Channel Appeared in DIVER March 2017 Do you play safe and just book dives on neaps in the UK? Unusual tidal patterns from Beachy Head to Dungeness play right into the hands of divers wanting two good Channel wreck-dives in a day, or the ability to dive on big springs as well as small neaps. But you need a dayboat skipper who knows the score - so we asked Eastbourne-based DAVID RONNAN to explain all, by taking us to dive six top wrecks in four days out! Photos by SYLVIA PRYER more...

Chesil by Night (With JD) Appeared in DIVER February 2017 It's November, and there are rumours of exciting underwater activity at Chesil Cove in Dorset. WILL APPLEYARD decides to make an exception and dive after dark. Pictures by DAMIAN BROWN more...

Valkyrie goes to Shetland Appeared in DIVER August 2016 There aren't too many British liveaboards around but one that seems to be thriving is Orkney-based Valkyrie. Now and then she heads further north into Shetland waters with their own array of wrecks - BRUCE MILANI GALLIENI reports more...

Chasing the vis in Skomer Appeared in DIVER December 2015 Sometimes pent-up anticipation fades when conditions disappoint on the first dive. Sometimes it marks a trend - how would WILL APPLEYARD fare diving around Skomer Island in Pembrokeshire? more...

Shoots at Stoney Appeared in DIVER November 2015 Freshwater diving specialist JACK PERKS reflects on the photographic possibilities at a well-known - and one of his favourite - inland sites more...

Guernsey weekend Appeared in DIVER August 2015 His first ferry trip to Guernsey was frankly a bit of a disaster, but WILL APPLEYARD isn't one to give in easily – would his second attempt yield some decent diving? more...

Art concrete Appeared in DIVER June 2015 We divers automatically consider anything boat- or ship-shaped sitting on the seabed to be a “wreck”, right? Well, it isn't in the case of the latest addition to the long list of Dorset-based dive- sites. WILL APPLEYARD sees the art market take a plunge more...

Critter Island Appeared in DIVER September 2013 You dont have to travel far to find fantastic small marine life-forms - Bouley Bay on Jerseys western shore is big on little things, says GAVIN PARSONS more...

Above and below the Channel Appeared in DIVER July 2013 The waters out of Eastbourne offer some great wreck-diving, but time it right and you can also enjoy a stirring display overhead. The aftershow race back to harbour is a spectacle in itself, says JOHN LIDDIARD more...

Lets get this started Appeared in DIVER May 2013 Has it been a while since you got your head wet? It's springtime, and GAVIN PARSONS looks at 13 choice places to dive to get you back into the UK's underwater realm more...

Key to the loch Appeared in DIVER April 2013 Its a highly sensitive worm that gives Loch Creran its unique character, as JANE WILKINSON reports more...

Inshore Fishguard Appeared in DIVER March 2013 As all UK divers know, 2012 was a wash-out in terms of weather. Call him a wild optimist, but JOHN LIDDIARD challenged the elements to allow him to explore unsung wrecks off west Wales in August more...