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Wildlife · Country Guide

🇬🇧United Kingdom

Cold-water wrecks, kelp forests, and seal encounters across four coasts

Updated Dec 7, 2025 • 12 sources

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Wildlife In United Kingdom

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots across United Kingdom.

crab on rock

Crab

71 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

48 linked spots

Conger oceanicus from the Gulf of Mexico

saltwater-fishes

Conger Eel

Conger

29 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

23 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

20 linked spots

Photo of Bass

freshwater-fishes

Bass

18 linked spots

Photo of Seal

Seal

16 linked spots

Photo of Perch

freshwater-fishes

Perch

13 linked spots

Photo of Eel

saltwater-fishes

Eel

10 linked spots

Photo of Pike

freshwater-fishes

Pike

Esox

10 linked spots

Photo of Carp

freshwater-fishes

Carp

8 linked spots

Photo of Pipefish

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pipefish

8 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

6 linked spots

Photo of Flounder

saltwater-fishes

Flounder

5 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

4 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

4 linked spots

Photo of Sturgeon

freshwater-fishes

Sturgeon

4 linked spots

Photo of Tench

freshwater-fishes

Tench

Tinca tinca

4 linked spots

Photo of Trout

freshwater-fishes

Trout

4 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

3 linked spots

Photo of Squid

Squid

3 linked spots

dolphin in body of water

Bottlenose Dolphin

2 linked spots

Photo of Catfish

freshwater-fishes

Catfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Common Rudd

freshwater-fishes

Common Rudd

Scardinius erythrophthalmus

2 linked spots

Photo of Moon Jellyfish

Moon Jellyfish

Aurelia aurita

2 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

1 linked spots

Photo of Char

freshwater-fishes

Char

1 linked spots

Three dolphins swimming in clear blue ocean water

Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

1 linked spots

Photo of Goatfish

saltwater-fishes

Goatfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

1 linked spots

Photo of Loach Goby

freshwater-fishes

Loach Goby

Rhyacichthys aspro

1 linked spots

Photo of Minke Whale

Minke Whale

1 linked spots

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

1 linked spots

Photo of Ocean Sunfish

saltwater-fishes

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

1 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

1 linked spots

Photo of Salmon

freshwater-fishes

Salmon

1 linked spots

Photo of Sand Eel

saltwater-fishes

Sand Eel

1 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

1 linked spots

Photo of Skate Fish

Skate Fish

1 linked spots

Photo of Spiny Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Spiny Seahorse

Hippocampus histrix

1 linked spots

Photo of Stickleback

freshwater-fishes

Stickleback

1 linked spots