Binidali Gorgonian Garden
Menorca · Spain
A sheltered eastern bay containing one of Menorca's most accessible and intact posidonia-to-gorgonian transition dives: Neptune grass stretches to 15 metres before giving way to sloping rock encrusted with yellow sea fans, red coral nubbins, and dense sponge communities. Sea horses hide in the grass blades and nudibranch diversity peaks here in spring, with the protected bay holding calm conditions long after the south coast is stirred up.
Conditions
Depth
5 to 25 m
Open water and up
Current
Usually still
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
20 to 30 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
13 to 27°C
3mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
| Vis (m) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 |
| Current | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Italian Wall Lizard
Last confirmed Jun 25, 2026 · 89 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Lilford'S Wall Lizard
Last confirmed Jun 1, 2026 · 43 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Flabellina nudibranch
Last confirmed Jun 27, 2026 · 2 records
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Long-snouted seahorse
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Noble pen shell
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Yellow gorgonian
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Gear