Skomer Guided Walks 2024 - SOLD OUT
Join Dave Astins, an expert local guide, on Mondays when we’re closed to all other day visitors to discover the fantastic wildlife that Skomer has to offer. £60 per trip (plus boat fee).
Join Dave Astins, an expert local guide, on Mondays when we’re closed to all other day visitors to discover the fantastic wildlife that Skomer has to offer. £60 per trip (plus boat fee).
Our Skomer Island team are back for the 2022 season! Already greeted with auks on the cliffs, and impressive show from the aurora borealis and lots of work to do, we spoke to Skomer Warden,…
2024 applications are now closed.
Please check back later in the year and keep an eye on social media for information on 2025 applications.
On Wednesday 3rd August Trust supporters David Astins and Amanda Love swam around Skomer Island off the Pembrokeshire Coast, raising over £2000 for the Wildlife Trust’s vital conservation work on…
The delightful fragrance of wild thyme can punctuate a summer walk over a chalk grassland. It forms low-growing mats with dense clusters of purple-pink flowers.
Wild privet is a shrub of hedgerows, woodlands and scrub, but is also a popular garden-hedge plant. It has white flowers in summer and matt-black berries in winter that are very poisonous.
Wild marjoram is actually the same aromatic herb as oregano which is used in Mediterranean cooking. Its small, pink flower clusters can be seen on chalk and limestone grasslands in summer.
The mass of white, frothy blossom on a wild cherry is a sight to behold. Planted as an ornamental tree, it also grows wild in woods and hedges. Its red fruits are the edible cherries we know and…
The red-tinged, flower clusters of Wild angelica smell just like the garden variety, which is used in making cake decorations. Wild angelica likes damp places, such as wet meadows and wet…
The Wild strawberry produces miniature, edible versions of the juicy red fruits we so enjoy. Gathering wild food can be fun, but it's best to do it with an expert - come along to a Wildlife…
We've got a jam packed, exiting residential programme on our Skomer Island for 2024. Spaces are filling up fast so book your spot today!
Wild carrot does, indeed, smell of carrots, but the roots are not like our cultivated, dinnertime favourite. Look for this umbellifer on chalk grasslands and coasts.