Sarah's Species Spotlight: Why are some eggs blue?
Our Wilder Engagement Officer, explores bird eggs and their different shapes, sizes and colours.
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Private Landers
You are welcome to visit Skomer from your own boat between 10am - 12:30am and 14:30pm - 17:00pm, Tuesday - Sunday, April - September. Please note in September we are also closed on Fridays.
Wildlife Trust commemorates the life of Mike Alexander
Skomer Warden, author, wildlife photographer and committed conservationist dies aged 77, after lifetime dedicated to protecting wildlife and wild places in Wales.
Important infrastructure improvements on our islands
Important infrastructure improvements took place on Skomer and Skokholm island this year! It has been a huge team effort to deliver the island projects in just one short season.
My mission
Megan is fascinated by the wide variety of British wildlife, particularly discovering what lives in the garden. She loves putting out the moth trap overnight and finding the moths in the morning.…
Welsh Wildlife Centre pre-summer updates
We’ve been super busy here at the Welsh Wildlife Centre and Teifi Marshes Nature Reserve recently...
Lowland mixed oak and ash wood
Lowland mixed oak and ash woods include the iconic bluebell woods so central to our notion of British woodland. Mostly quite small and bounded by ancient banks, they are full of history. At their…
Art for Action: Gallery joins forces with Wildlife Trust to raise money for Welsh wildlife
The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales are delighted to announce a collaboration with The Emma Mason Gallery to raise funds to protect wildlife and wild spaces like Skomer Island.
Red-necked grebe
Red-necked grebes occasionally attempt to nest in the UK, but they're more often seen as winter visitors to sheltered coasts.
Early purple orchid
The Early purple orchid is one of the first orchids to pop up in spring. Look for its pinkish-purple flowers from April, when bluebells still carpet our woodland floors. Its leaves are dark green…
Remembering David Saunders MBE
We are sad to report the passing of David Saunders MBE in October 2023. David moved to Pembrokeshire in 1960 and was appointed first warden of Skomer Island, when it was declared a National…
Celebrating Seabirds and Inclusive Stories for World Book Day
Author Karen Owen shares how Skomer inspired her latest children’s book ‘Major and Mynah: Project Puffin’ and discusses the significance of her main character being hard of hearing.