How to build a bird box
With natural nesting sites in decline, adding a nestbox to your garden can make all the difference to your local birds.
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Lights, Camera, Puffins! Celebrating Our Skomer Web Cam Appeal Success
It's coming soon, keep an eye on our WTSWW social media pages for the official launch date!
Stand for Nature Cardiff
Learn how you can get involved with our Stand for Nature Project in Cardiff.
Connecting all to Islands: Wildlife Trust awarded for efforts towards Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales (WTSWW) has received the prestigious Dame Mary Smieton Award for their Accessible Boat Trips, designed to connect disabled people with Skomer and…
Midland hawthorn
In May, our hedgerows and woodland edges burst into life as Midland hawthorn erupts with masses of pinky-white blossom. During the autumn, red fruits known as 'haws' appear.
Watch the 'Stand Up For Our Future' documentary!
The Living Seas Youth Forum, from the Cardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Centre, are proud to present . . . Stand Up For Our Future, a short climate change documentary!
Keeled skimmer
The Keeled skimmer is a dragonfly of heaths and commons with shallow pools. It has a skittish and weak flight, and is on the wing in summer and early autumn.
Commercial Operators
Commercial Operators are external businesses which have signed up to run trips on Skomer Island. These trips range from overnight photography workshops to wildlife watching day trips. Please see below for details of Commercial Operators who are running trips in 2025.
Summer Holidays at the Welsh Wildlife Centre
At the Welsh Wildlife Centre we have an exciting range of outdoor nature activities and indoor craft events to keep you happy, whatever the weather, during the summer holidays. Starting on 26th…
Protect Our Puffins - Our Wild Islands Appeal
Please help us care for our precious islands of Skomer and Skokholm and protect their wonderful wildlife!
Common scoter
The common scoter has suffered large declines in the UK, threatening its survival here. Look out for this duck feeding at sea in winter when its numbers are bolstered by migrating birds.
Wire sculptor raises funds for Welsh wildlife
Sculptor, Stephanie Smith, is using her art to raise awareness and funds for Skomer Island’s seabirds.