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on the mainland, a sheltered 15-minute trip every day (weather dependent) except Monday (Whitsun Bank Holiday Monday excepted) from April to September between 10am and noon (actual times may vary). There are limits on the number of people allowed to visit the island (250 per day). Advance booking is
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The Skomer Island Project, run jointly by the Royal Commission for Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales (RCAHMW) with archaeologists from the University of Sheffield and Cardiff University, started in 2011, investigates the island's prehistoric communities. Airborne laser scanning together with
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The young Manx shearwaters remain at sea for five years before returning to breed on their natal island. On their return they navigate back to within a few metres (yards) of the burrow in which they were born. As they are ungainly and vulnerable on the land, they leave their burrows at dawn for the
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The island has an area of 2.92 km (720 acres). Its highest point is 79 m (259 ft) above sea level at Gorse Hill, while the majority of the island sits at around 60 m (200 ft) above sea level. Skomer is intersected by a series of slopes and ridges giving it a rich and varied
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In 2005–06, there was a renovation project of the farm buildings which included the old barn for improved overnight visitor and research accommodation, the volunteers' quarters were rebuilt and the warden's house at North Haven was also rebuilt. Solar power provides hot water and electricity for
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were breeding on Skomer, with around 40,000 pairs on the "sister" island Skokholm. A 2019 survey estimated the Skomer population at almost 350,000, a 10 per cent increase. The colony comprises around half the world population and make the islands the world's most important breeding site for the
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A self-catering hostel with 16 beds is situated at the farm in the centre of the island. Booking opens in October and can only be done by phoning the Tondu office. Overnight guests are brought over on a separate boat trip on the morning of their stay and the hostel is open April to September.
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is growing again at 1–2% a year (as of 2006). By 2004, there were numerous puffin burrows on the island and adults flying back with food run across the walkways oblivious to the tourists. A 2019 survey estimated a population of 24,108 birds, and in 2020 this had increased to 34,796 birds.
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habitat is an ideal place for the vole, with the population reaching around 20,000 during the summer months. Then the resident short-eared owls may be seen patrolling the areas close to the farmhouse in the centre of the island for voles to feed their young.
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ground excavations continued in 2016 and established that human settlement dates back 5,000 years. Rabbits were introduced in the 14th century and their burrows and grazing have had a profound effect on the island landscape.
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camera in one of the burrows allows subterranean nesting activity to be seen on the screen in Lockley Lodge on the mainland at Martin's Haven. The remains of shearwaters killed by the island's population of
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species. The birds nest in burrows, which they either excavate themselves or commandeer from other burrow-making species, such as rabbits. Pairs will typically use the same burrow year after year.
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Islands, making them one of the most important puffin colonies in Britain. They arrive in mid-April to nest in burrows, many of which have been dug by the island's large
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Areas open for visitor access are restricted to pathways. The Neck, an eastern area connected only by a narrow isthmus, is entirely out of bounds to visitors.
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This same suite of rocks can also be traced eastwards on the mainland along the northern side of the Marloes peninsula and extends almost as far east as
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The island is almost cut in two near its eastern side by two bays. It is one of several islands lying within 1000 yards (a kilometre) of the
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documentary series featured Skomer and its nature, and Saunders' role as warden and his home life with his wife and family.
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population. The last puffins leave the island by the second or third week in July. They feed mainly on small fish and
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topography. It is approximately 2.4 km (1.5 mi) from north–south and 3.2 km (2.0 mi) east–west.
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British Geological Survey 1978 1:50,000 scale geological map sheet (England & Wales) 226/227
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There is evidence of human occupation—field boundaries and settlement remains—dating back to the
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indicating that it was erupted under water. Other basalt flows show signs of contemporary
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It was last permanently inhabited by the Codd family (all year round) in 1950. After the
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in west Wales. It is well known for its wildlife: around half the world's population of
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Skomer was cut off from the mainland by rising sea levels after the last Ice Age.
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recommended after the introduction of a new visitor management system in 2020.
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and remains of prehistoric houses. Much of the island has been designated an
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David Saunders MBE was in 1960 the first warden of Skomer. In 1963, the
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After a period of declining numbers between the 1950s and 1970s, the
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coast. A number of islets surround Skomer, the largest of which are:
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Shearwaters are not easy to see as they come and go at dusk, but a
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fishing grounds some 30 miles (fifty kilometres) north out in the
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There are around 10,000 breeding pairs of puffins on Skomer and
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The volcanic rocks of which Skomer is comprised date from the
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Island in Pembrokeshire, Marloes and St Brides, Wales
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in Episode 4 of Series 5 (first aired August 2010).
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Index

Native name
green-topped, treeless island in blue sea
Skomer is located in Wales
Jack Sound
51°44′15″N 5°17′42″W / 51.7375°N 5.2950°W / 51.7375; -5.2950
Pembrokeshire
Marloes and St Brides
grid reference
SM725093

Welsh
Pembrokeshire
Marloes and St Brides
Manx shearwaters
Atlantic puffin
Skomer vole
bank vole
national nature reserve
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Special Protection Area
marine nature reserve
Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales
stone circles
standing stone
ancient monument
Natural Resources Wales
NRW
Pembrokeshire
Midland Isle
Silurian

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