Scubaducks, an established dive centre (PADI 5 Star) in Aylesbury, Bucks, also runs an active scuba club of the same name.
Scubaducks has recently reached agreement for diving at a former brick works quarry and now established lake at Calvert, Bucks.
Little is currently known about the underwater World of the 65 acre Grebe Lake, Calvert, which has been home to Great Moor sailing club for a good many years. However, exploaratory dives made so far by Scubaducks team members have established that there is good depth, possibly to 22m or more. There are also reported to be some buildings and other items of interest to be discovered on the lake bed.
Whilst it sounds like a very interesting place to dive, there are some strict rules and it’s not the cheapest dive venue. A PADI Rescue Diver or equivalent must participate in all dives and a ‘diver down’ flag/buoy must be displayed, plus there must be surface cover for all dives. There is also no diving on Sunday which is a busy day for sailing. The price to dive at Calvert is £17 per person, but for Scubaducks members (which is only £25 per year and only £20 if joining on a recurring basis) the dive fee is a mere £7.00. So for anyone interested in diving at Calvert, it’s clearly worth joing the Scubaducks club.
The Dive Centre (which has its own ‘on site’ training pool) is located a few miles away in Aylesbury and is where you need to visit to obtain the access key after booking diving at Calvert.
The Scubaducks team (DM Students) will soon begin to map out the site and begin to find out exactly what is hidden beneath the depths. It is also planned to construct a training area in the lake with platforms etc.
For more details check out: http://www.scubaducks.co.uk/scubaducks_dive_club_home.html
