Hovercraft access across difficult coastal terrain.
Tidal Range Marine provides low-impact hovercraft access for seagrass, shellfish, coastal erosion, and other intertidal survey work — based on the Menai Strait in North Wales and available across the UK.
Hovercraft access focused on intertidal survey support
Tidal Range Marine offers a focused service: a highly capable alternative for crossing difficult coastal terrain when traditional methods are awkward, disruptive, or likely to get stuck.
That makes the hovercraft especially useful for survey work in sensitive or awkward intertidal areas, including mudflats, sand, shellfish beds, shallow water, and marshy ground.
- Provides a highly capable alternative to traditional methods of crossing difficult terrain.
- Causes significantly less damage than ATVs in sensitive areas such as shellfish beds.
- Far less likely to become stuck than traditional land vehicles in soft intertidal ground.
- Ideal for survey tasks where access is the main challenge rather than heavy transport.
Ideal for targeted intertidal survey work
We keep the offer focused on access and support for surveys where reaching the ground safely and cleanly is the hard part.
Seagrass surveys
A practical way to move survey teams and equipment across shallow and soft coastal ground.
Shellfish surveys
Low-impact access that is better suited to sensitive beds than heavier traditional vehicles.
Coastal erosion surveys
Reach awkward sections of shoreline without relying on a narrow tidal window or firm vehicle routes.
Difficult terrain access
An effective alternative when boats or ATVs are limited by mud, sand, shallow water, or unstable ground.
A more environmentally considerate option
The hovercraft is an environmentally considerate option for sensitive coastal ground. It causes very little disruption to the surface and avoids some of the drawbacks associated with more traditional access methods.
Low ground disturbance
The craft causes very little disruption to the ground, making it a better option for sensitive coastal areas.
Cleaner in the water
There are no underwater propellers and no exhaust fumes are released underwater.
Quieter than expected
At around 74dBA at 25 metres, the craft is quieter than many people expect.
When used instead of ATVs, hovercraft can cause significantly less damage in sensitive areas such as shellfish beds, while also being far less likely to become stuck.
Speak to us about your survey site
We are based at Port Dinorwic Marina on the Menai Strait and can discuss whether hovercraft access is a good fit for your site, ground conditions, and survey requirements — in North Wales or anywhere in the UK.
- Seagrass surveys
- Shellfish surveys
- Coastal erosion surveys
- Other coastal and intertidal survey work
Tell us about the ground, the survey, and the access challenge
If you need a low-impact way to reach difficult coastal terrain, call us or head to the contact page and we can talk through whether hovercraft access is the right fit.