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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.

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Great grey shrike

This large shrike visits the UK in small numbers each year, passing through on migration or spending the winter here.

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The Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales

We are an independent charity with a mission to save wildlife and wild spaces and to make nature part of life, for everyone. We are working to create and enhance wildlife havens, create Living Landscapes and Living Seas and manage some of the region’s most precious wild places from magnificent islands to ancient woodlands.
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Tope shark

This slender and elegant shark species is often found close to shore all around our coasts and can grow up to 6 feet long.

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Thresher shark

The thresher shark is a migratory species and passes through UK waters in the summer months. If you’re lucky, you might see this magnificent shark jump high out of the water in to the air.

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Blue shark

It's easy to see where the blue shark got its name from. These sleek, elegant sharks have beautiful metallic blue backs which provide brilliant camouflage out in the open ocean.

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Porbeagle shark

The porbeagle shark is a member of the shark family Lamnidae, making it one of the closest living relatives of the great white shark.

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Shore rockling

These large rocky shore fish look like they belong in deeper waters, but they are the find of the day for any rockpooler!

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Shore crab

This crab is common around all of the UK. If you've ever been rockpooling or crabbing, it's probably the shore crab that you've met.

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Basking shark

This gentle giant is the largest shark in UK seas, reaching up to 12m in length. There's no need to fear them though, they only eat plankton!