Skokholm Island Long-term Volunteering 2025
Each season we invite four volunteers to come to Skokholm and help the Wardens manage the island and monitor its wildlife. Applications are now open for 2025.
Search
Chwilio
Accessibility & Inclusivity on Skomer Island
We are committed to making Skomer Island as inclusive as possible. We want as many people as possible to be able to experience the wonders of our wildlife-packed island.
Autumn on Skomer Island
Emma Whatley is an undergraduate student studying Biology at Swansea University. She joined the Skomer team as part of her research year placement this September to assist with fieldwork during…
Wildlife And History Of Skomer Island
Find out all about the wildlife and history of Skomer Island - one of the most important seabird sites in southern Britain with maritime grassland, lush inland vegetation, bubbling streams and man-made ponds supporting a host of wildlife including Atlantic Puffins, Manx Shearwaters, Guillemots, Razorbills, Skomer Voles and much more.
Educational Trips To Skomer Island
Packed full of seabirds, endemic species, rare plants, unique geological features and archaeological remains, there's something for every school and university group to get out of a trip to Skomer Island.
Skomer Island Biosecurity Incursion Response
Read a blog post from Lisa Morgan (our Head of Islands and Marine) about WTSWW's response to a shipwreck on Skomer Island and the biosecurity risk this poses.
Skomer Island Hostel Booking
Wave goodbye to the hustle and bustle of everyday life and enjoy an island retreat surrounded by wildlife. Relax in our three-star hostel nestled at the heart of the island - and after 5pm you'll have the entire island to yourselves.
*Update 02/05/25 - Due to high demand, we now only have availability in the hostel from 31st July.*
*Update 02/05/25 - Due to high demand, we now only have availability in the hostel from 31st July.*
Meet The 2023 Skomer Island Team
The arrival of May has seen our seabirds starting to lay and our researchers are hard at work monitoring their productivity. But the changing season has also brought a flurry of new staff to the…
Skomer Island Day Trips
Only a 20 minute boat trip from the mainland, Skomer is an excellent place for a daytime adventure. Bursting with seabirds including our Atlantic Puffins, Guillemots and Razorbills, this National Nature Reserve is one of Britain's most important seabird colonies. It is peaceful and wild at all times of year - there's so much to see and explore.
Skokholm Island – Crab Bay Puffin Hide
Today, 17 August 2022, saw the next stage of our plan to replace the old Crab Bay Puffin hide with something really rather exciting, funded by the Nature Networks Fund.
Lucky finds from rabbit hole re-write prehistory of Skokholm Island!
Chance finds dating back 9000 years tell a new story of Skokholm Island, Pembrokeshire.
Emmanuel's Skokholm Experience
Skokholm Bird Observatory was delighted to host Emmanuel Jatta, a Research Assistant from Kartong Bird Observatory in The Gambia, for five weeks this spring.