Category: Skomer Island News

Skomer Island Field Worker
We are looking for a committed and enthusiastic person to contribute to our seabird monitoring work on Skomer between mid-April and mid-August 2021. The post is residential …

Puffin Prize Winner Announced!
This summer The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales (WTSWW) in partnership with International Classrooms On-Line (ICOL) launched ‘The Puffin Prize’, a WILD children’s …

Thyme and Tide – Skokholm Island Work Party Cookery Book!
Thyme and Tide is a 114 page hardback cookery book by Shirley Matthews, one of several volunteer cooks, based on the meals served to the …

Awesome Autumn on Skomer Island!
Autumn on Skomer is many things, from the utterly peaceful, chestnutty stillness to relentless winds and raging seas. Many would think that the island in …
Manx Shearwater Rescue Service – Another busy season!
In August, I told you about ‘Team Shearwater’, our fantastic band of Wildlife Trust volunteers and staff who help to rescue grounded Manx shearwaters as …

Support our Shops and Help Protect Wildlife!
We were extremely pleased to be able to re-open our Gift Shop at the Welsh Wildlife Centre and our online store this September after had …

Manx Shearwater Rescue Service!
From late August onwards, hundreds of thousands of juvenile Manx shearwaters begin to fledge from the Pembrokeshire Islands. Having spent 70 days in a burrow …

Skomer Seal Season
With seabird monitoring coming to an end, August might seem like the perfect time for our Skomer wardens Nathan and Slywia to take some time …
Skomer and Skokholm Accommodation Update 2020/2021
I am sure that most of you reading this will be aware that Skomer and Skokholm have remained closed for day and residential visitors this …
Update from Sarah Kessell
Update from Sarah Kessell, WTSWW Chief Executive Officer. I think we are not alone in finding that the planning needed to get back to work …

Skomer and Skokholm Islands Update – Covid-19
As you know we have been closely monitoring the Coronavirus guidelines issued by the Welsh Government since March 2020. There are many considerations for us …
Skomer’s long reach – the science behind global conservation!
The vital conservation value of the monitoring and management work done by the wardens and volunteers on our Wildlife Trust reserves is clear to us …