Capernwray (Jackdaw Quarry)

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Capernwray (Jackdaw Quarry)

★★★★☆ (8,582)

Capernwray is the North-West’s inland dive site frequented by many divers and schools. Tends to open at weekends and from thursdays in the winter and on wednesdays through to evening in the summer.

There are many fish, perch, roach, trout and sturgeon within the quarry and many boats, as well as two planes, diving bell, thunderbird 5, an Apex van, and a helicopter

Dive Activity

Courses and Events

Advanced Open Water Diver

If you cannot decide which specialty programs are the best choice for you, join the SSI Advanced Open Water Diver program! With this program, you can try a variety of specialties before committing to full specialty programs. It is a great way to experience what advanced diver training is all about and how valuable it can be to your diving adventures. During the Advanced Open Water Diver Program, you will try out 5 different specialties. You will complete one open water training dive per specialty after a comprehensive briefing with your SSI Instructor. With this trial program in specialty diving, you will have total freedom to explore. You can complete the full specialty programs any time in the future and credit your Advanced Open Water Diver training towards them. Open Water Weekend: Training, Adventure & Community Join us for a dedicated open‑water training weekend at one of our trusted UK dive sites — Eight Acre Lake, Capernwray, or Stoney Cove. The final location will be confirmed closer to the date based on diver needs, course requirements, and conditions, ensuring everyone gets the best possible training environment. A Community That Dives Together At Overland Underwater, our training weekends are about more than ticking off skills. They’re a chance to connect with a supportive, welcoming community of divers who cheer each other on, share knowledge, and celebrate every milestone. Whether you're joining us for your very first open‑water dive or adding a new speciality to your logbook, you’ll be surrounded by people who want you to succeed and enjoy the journey. Expect plenty of encouragement, shared laughs, and that familiar “we’re in this together” spirit that makes our dive family so special. Courses Available: Intermidiate - Advanced Open Water Diver Specialities - Computer Diving - Decompression Diving - Deep Diver - Drysuit Diver - Navigation Diver - Night & Limited Visibility Diver - Perfect Buoyancy - Photo & Video - Search & Recovery - Wreck Diving What to Expect - A supportive, structured training environment led by experienced instructors - Tailored site selection to match course needs - Real‑world diving conditions to build confidence and capability - A fun, social weekend with a community that makes every dive memorable

28 March +19 More
EUR 373.32
GBP 325.00

Dry Suit Diving

Drysuit diving opens up a world of opportunities, including diving remote Arctic destinations and exploring cold-water dive sites teeming with life. Dry suit diving also keeps you warm on multi-dive days when you do not want to spend your time getting in and out of a cold wetsuit. The SSI Dry Suit Diving specialty program is the best way to become a dry suit diver and teaches you all the knowledge and techniques you need to dive safely and comfortably in a dry suit. You will learn how to use specialized equipment, like dry suits and BCs, the benefits of dry suits and how to deal with dry suit emergencies – which are unique to this type of diving. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Dry Suit Diving specialty certification.

28 March +13 More
EUR 229.73
GBP 200.00

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 27

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Sturgeon
3.4k Sightings
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66
F
45
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65
A
264
M
315
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336
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490
A
585
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426
O
332
N
335
D
94

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 35

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Trout
3.1k Sightings
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81
F
61
M
79
A
285
M
318
J
301
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426
A
471
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371
O
307
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306
D
103

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 3

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Perch
2.9k Sightings
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57
F
32
M
60
A
180
M
289
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314
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419
A
520
S
368
O
284
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292
D
79

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 30

Shutterstock-Rostislav Stefanek

Carp
2.3k Sightings
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68
F
61
M
43
A
172
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217
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229
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312
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384
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281
O
236
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242
D
81

Dive Centers Catering This Dive Site

Overland Underwater

Dalton Terrace, YO24 4DD York, GBR

Ipswich Scuba

22b Hines Road, IP3 9BG Ipswich, GBR

Bespoke Diving Adventures

C/O Furniture Factors,, DN5 8LU Doncaster, GBR

Below the Surface

26 Albert Street, HX7 8AH Hebden Bridge, GBR

Fin Divers, Matt Bacon

Chells Way, SG20LQ Stevenage, GBR

Dive with Jimmy

82 College Street, MK42 8LU Kempston, GBR

Dive Rutland, Tracey Roberts

Unit 2B Station Approach, LE15 6QW Oakham, GBR

Dive 90 Ltd.

Unit 4-5 Knightsbridge Business Centre, GL51 9TA Cheltenham, GBR

Southsea Scuba

Unit F6, LL14 4EG Wrexham, GBR

MAD Dive School Limited

Unit 5 Southgate, LA3 3PB Morecambe, GBR

Dive Manchester

357 Bury Old Road, M25 1PY Manchester, GBR

Fins Scuba

89 Conway Drive, PR2 3ER Preston, GBR

Clubsub

411 Ash Bank Road, ST9 0JP Stoke on Trent, GBR

Dive Sites Nearby

Scubapro

The Mohegan (Wreck) (★4.6)

A ten-minute journey from Porthkerris lies The Mohegan. A 482ft, 6,889 gross tonnage luxury, four-masted, single funnel liner which sank in mysterious circumstances after hitting the Manacles in 1898. The Mohegan needs to be dived at slack tide or on weak neap tides.
Scubapro

Porthoustock (★4.3)

Porthoustock is a gradual sloping shore site with a maximum depth of 10m. With a harbour wall to the left and reef to the right and a shingly/sandy floor between, this allows for a great variety of marine life. Also an ideal site for training entry-level divers.
Scuba 2000, PL30 5EL Bodmin

Porthkerris (★4.3)

Porthkerris is a popular location with an on site dive centre offering boat charters, air fills, shop and the Porthkerris Beach Cafe. Porthkerris is also a great location for snorkelers and freedivers. Dolphin, seals and at the right time of year whales and basking sharks have all bee seen in the bay.
Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Swanpool Beach (★3.6)

Swanpool beach is a gradual sandy slope with rocky/kelp reef to both the left and right. Max depth of 6m at high tide so ideal for entry level training.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

Silver Steps (★4.3)

Another popular shore dive, Silver Steps is a sprawling rocky reef of gullies with sandy patches in between. Best dived at high tide when you can find up to 11m. A very scenic dive where you can also find the heavily salvaged remains of 5 German WW1 U-Boats including UB86 and UB112.
Dive Newquay Ltd, TR7 1BE NEWQUAY

Little Trolvis (★4.2)

Little Trolvis is a flooded granite quarry, 16m max depth with shelves at 5m and 9m. Underwater features include the blacksmiths forge, an old wheel, cart, motorbike, pipework and more!
Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

Hallsands (★3.3)

Hallsands is a gentle shore dive 30 miles east of Plymouth. This dive site is suitable for novices and training dives, yet still provides plenty of interest for any level of diver.
Scuba 2000, PL30 5EL Bodmin

Portmellon (★4.3)

Situated close to Mevagissey, Portmellon is a quiet tidal bay offering fun and easy beach diving for all levels. Portmellon is one of Scuba 2000’s most popular sites, with the left and right sides offering the most interesting dives. Access to the water is via a ramp opposite the car park.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

Thurlestone Beach (★4.1)

Thurlestone Beach is a kind open water dive site with the advantage of having the wreck of the Louis Sheid accessible from shore. A fun dive for all abilities.
Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Challaborough Bay (★4.0)

Challaborough Bay is a beautiful dive site on the shores of Challaborough, just opposite Burgh island. The dive is perfect for beginners and is even a great site for snorkelling in the summer.
Mares

Stoke Beach (★4.2)

The seabed off Stoke Point and to the west could well be described as South Devon’s “Sponge Gardens”. There are depths to suit novice divers but the best rock formations and wildlife are deeper than 20 m below low water level.
Sound Diving, PL9 7HJ Plymouth

Mewstone East (★4.0)

10 minutes from Plymouth Breakwater by RIB, lies the Mewstone - a distinct mountain-shaped rock that shelves down to the seabed. This means the area has hardly any silt compared with the rest of the local area, leading to excellent visibility. During spring tides you can often get a strong drift in this area.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

Glen Strathallen (★4.5)

On 27th April 1970, the Glen Strathallen was towed out of Plymouth and sunk just off the Shag Stone in approximately 15m of water. Today you can still find the wreck on the sandy bottom.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

Hand Deeps (★3.9)

The visibility is usually fantastic as the site is 9 miles offshore and swept with clean water constantly. The diversity of sea life supported by this reef is staggering and combined with the sheer size of the drop-offs and walls makes this a favourite site to all who visit.
Mares

Heybrook Bay (★3.8)

Heybrook Bay is a shore about 3 miles by road from Bovisand. There is a coastal path down a river to the water’s edge where there is a small rocky beach. At high tide, the depth is around 9m and at low tide, the depth is around 3m.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

Shag Stone (★4.2)

This reef can be reached by RIB from Fort Bovisand. The stony seabed is a mixture of green and purple pebbles with perfect seaweed gullies that could be straight from a fish tank. Marine life includes dogfish, rays, wrasse and crabs.
Aqualung

Panther Shoal (★4.3)

What makes this location interesting, apart from the marine life, is that Panther Shoal lies directly between the firing line and fall of shot from both Fort Picklecombe and Breakwater Fort. As such, the observant diver can find cannonballs and so on, which litter this area.
Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

Cawsand Bay (★4.1)

Cawsand and Kingsand Bay are both on the western side of Plymouth Sound in Cornwall and can both be done as shore dives, with parking 200m from the beach. Further out on the outcrop of Cawsand, close to the old boat slipway, is a great drift dive as the current moves out of the bay.
Sound Diving, PL9 7HJ Plymouth

Crown Hill Bay (★3.8)

This site is the third of three beaches at Bovisand. Parking available and the beach is accessed by steps leading down. The conditions are perfect for beginner dives, yet there is still plenty to see for even the most experienced diver or keen photographer.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

HMS Scylla, wreck (★4.1)

HMS Scylla was sunk in 2004, after laying in disrepair for ten years. A lot of work was done to ensure the ship was safe and easy to explore inside, and as expected, she has become a very popular dive site, situated some 40 minutes by boat from Plymouth.
Sound Diving, PL9 7HJ Plymouth

Talland Bay (★4.0)

Talland Bay in Cornwall offers a great dive for beginners or those just wanting to dive from the shore. There’s also a wreck in Talland Bay; the Marguerite which lies in shallow water between the two main beaches.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

Abelard (★4.0)

This old steam trawler which had been converted into a minesweeper now sits at 13m on a sandy bottom, with her bow facing out to sea. The wreck is quite broken up but not widely scattered. With care, you can penetrate the boiler that stands about 5m high for about 1m but is quite confined. Fascinating marine life.
Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Breakwater Fort (★3.7)

The Breakwater Fort is located just inside the Breakwater and is surrounded by a variety of both ancient and modern debris of all shapes and sizes to explore. A number of structures that form a circuit can be followed via an orange cable along the seabed.
Sound Diving, PL9 7HJ Plymouth

Bovisand Bay (★4.2)

Bovisand has a series of three bays, and Bovisand Bay is the first. There is plenty of parking (paid), and the beach is easily accessible via a path and steps down. These bays are perfect for beginners and usually sheltered, yet there’s enough to keep even the most experienced diver occupied.
Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Fort Bovisand (★3.7)

Fort Bovisand is a shore dive that offers good all-round cover from the weather and is used primarily for beginners due to the protection the harbour walls provide.