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Waves created by the tidal race off the Mull of Galloway
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Galloway - Mull of Galloway
Waves created by the strong tidal race off RSPB Scotland Mull of Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway
13 April 2019
Gannet in flight, Mull of Galloway
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Galloway - Mull of Galloway
Gannet (Morus bassanus) in flight against the tidal current, Mull of Galloway
02 October 2012
Tidal current at the mouth of Luce Bay, Mull of Galloway, and the Scares
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Galloway - Mull of Galloway
Tidal current at the mouth of Luce Bay, and the Scares RSPB nature reserve, from the Mull of Galloway. In the distance are the Scares, rocky islets in Luce Bay, home to several thousand Gannets and also an RSPB reserve.
02 October 2012
Glenelg and Kintail
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Glenelg and Kylerhea
Glenelg, showing the tidal current near the narrows, and looking towards the mountains of Kintail
08 June 2012
Glenelg- Kylerhea narrows
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Glenelg and Kylerhea
Glenelg- Kylerhea narrows, showing the tidal current
08 June 2012
Glenelg
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Glenelg and Kylerhea
Glenelg, showing the tidal current as it nears the narrows
Tidal power turbine test site off Eday, part of the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), with Wideford Hill on the Orkney mainland behind it. When lowered into the water, the turbine will produce tidal electricity - the most predictable form of renewable energy.
15 July 2015
Mud flats and sea wall, Skinflats managed realignment project
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Falkirk - Skinflats
Skinflats RSPB Nature Reserve managed realignment project in February 2019, showing the sea wall and the incipient mud flats