Explore East Lothian’s life beneath the waves

Explore East Lothian’s life beneath the waves - Scottish Seabird Centre

New snorkel trail

A new snorkel trail exploring East Lothian’s varied coastline has been created by the Scottish Wildlife Trust and the Scottish Seabird Centre.

The self-led East Lothian Snorkel Trail features five sites on the region’s coast and includes areas that can be explored by beginner and more advanced snorkellers. The sites on the trail include Gullane Bents, Dunbar and the beach and rocky outcrops below the Scottish Seabird Centre in North Berwick.

Elouise Cartner, the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Living Seas Public Engagement Officer said: “East Lothian is a superb area for snorkelling, with a fantastic variety of beaches and rocky shores to explore. We’re thrilled to have worked with the Scottish Seabird Centre’s enthusiastic team to develop the trail. Helping people experience wildlife is a great way to encourage them to value and want to help protect it. We hope both local people and visitors to East Lothian will take advantage of the new trail to experience the spectacular wildlife that can be found just below the waves.”

Charlotte Foster the Marine Engagement Office for the Scottish Seabird Centre said: “We’ve really enjoyed creating this self-led snorkel trail for East Lothian with the team at the Scottish Wildlife Trust. There’s already considerable interest within the local community and from visitors to the Scottish Seabird Centre for our wildlife walks and rockpool ramble experiences. The snorkel trail provides ideas on what to see for those who wish to venture a little deeper. Explore the trail to discover amazing species such as ballan wrasse, dead man’s fingers, velvet swimming crabs, dogfish and much more”.