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The dive site Sherwood Forest is an offshore rocky reef in the Partridge Point area on the Cape Peninsula, near Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Sherwood Forest Halal Explorer
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The site has exceptional sea fans.
Position
S34°15.190' E18°29.010' Sherwood Forest reef GPS -34.253167,18.4835 (Pinnacle)
Sherwood Forest lies between Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay#Atlantis Reef|Atlantis Reef and Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Partridge Point|Seal Rock. This site is in a Marine Protected Area (2004). A permit is required.
Name
The name "Sherwood Forest" was chosen by the divers on the first recorded dive at this site on 3rd May 2012.
Depth
Maximum depth is about 30 m. and the top of the reef is about 18 m. Average depth is likely to be about 25m.
Topography
This deep reef is made up of jumbled granite boulders, clumped together in patches and dispersed between sandy areas in others.
Geology: Granite corestone boulders and outcrops of the Peninsula pluton.
Muslim Friendly Travel TO Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Sherwood Forest
-34.25317|18.48350|width=|align= Sherwood Forest reef and nearby dive sites}} Boat access only. The site is approximately 3.5 km from Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Miller's Point slipway|Miller's Point slipway and 10.8km from Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Simon's Town jetty|Simon's Town jetty.
What to see in Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Sherwood Forest
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Marine life
Because the reef is deep, there are many sea fans, some up to 2 m tall. Tubular hydroids, gasflame nudibranchs, silvertips, redspotted nudibranchs and protea dorids can all be seen. Also, hottentot, schools of strepies, and cryptic reef fish like the Chinese klipfish. The site may be visited by spearnose skates.
Photography
Suggested Routes
Stay safe as a Muslim in Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Sherwood Forest
Hazards
No site specific hazards have been reported.
Skills
Certification appropriate to the depth is expected. The dive is beyond the depth range for entry level divers.
Equipment
No special equipment is required. A DSMB and reel is recommended to alert the boat crew of your position when surfacing, and to warn other boats of your presence, as this area may carry fairly heavy small craft traffic at times, and the commercial ski-boat fishermen are not all particularly concerned for the safety of divers.
Nearby
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- Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Finlay's Point|Finlay’s Point GPS -34.248767,18.477550
- Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Finlay's Pinnacle|Finlay's Pinnacle GPS -34.249500,18.479667
- Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Carnaby Street Pinnacle|Carnaby Street Pinnacle GPS -34.249750,18.482000
- Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Finlay's Deep|Finlay's Deep GPS -34.250083,18.486567
- Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Atlantis Reef|Atlantis Reef GPS -34.251250,18.483783
- Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Partridge Point#Fish Tank|Fish Tank GPS -34.253833,18.482167
- Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Partridge Point|Partridge Point - Seal Rock GPS -34.255617,18.481533
- Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Partridge Point|Partridge Point - Deep Partridge GPS -34.255833,18.483333
- Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Partridge Point|Partridge Point - Dave's Caves GPS -34.256300,18.478400
- Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Partridge Point|Partridge Point - Big Rock GPS -34.257750,18.479800
- Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Partridge Point|Partridge Point - Peter's Pinnacles GPS -34.258583,18.478117
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