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PHOTO : JEMIMA WALTON PHOTO : JEMIMA WALTON
Nottingham Uni braves the elements
PHOTO : BEN PRESTWICH
PHOTO : JEMIMA WALTON
WITH THE TIMINGS OF THE ACADEMIC year , the earliest we can get trainee Ocean Divers into open water is the end of November , a time of year where the water is usually still reasonably warm ( about 10 °) but the weather can be a bit nippy . The 2021 trip also coincided with Storm Arwen , which would play a major part in the weekend ’ s activities .
Friday night the van , minibus and a few cars set off for the Old School Bunkhouse at Ingleton , arriving just as the first flakes of snow were falling and the wind was starting to properly blow . A couple of hours into
Steve Backshall gets in a flap
WE HAD A BUSY DAY RECENTLY FILMING some scenes for a marine documentary presented by Steve Backshall . Coastal ecologist Lauren Smith and I got to chat with Steve about flapper skate and enjoyed a couple of dives with the team as well . It was a very enjoyable day , and of course we are all super excited to see the results when the programme is transmitted . CHRIS RICKARD , Seasearch Scotland
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