Where to see puffins
Catch the comical puffin on a memorable day out to a seabird island. Puffins nest on UK clifftops every summer to rejoin their mates, breeding and rearing their young, floating in rafts, and fishing out at sea.
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Newton Reigny
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Tussocky sedges and some unusual wetland plants combined with the wet woodland of willow and alder provide a home for some rare spiders and beetles.
Skomer Island
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With nearly 350,000 breeding pairs of Manx Shearwaters, over 41,500 Puffins, thousands of Guillemots, Razorbills and Kittiwakes and hundreds of Fulmars, Skomer is an internationally important…
Puffin
A funny little fellow in his glossy black dinner jacket and crisp white bib, the puffin is instantly recognisable from its brightly coloured parrot-like bill. Puffins use their colourful bill to…
Wild Isles: Skomer’s Shearwaters
Here, Grace Hunt, Digital Fundraising and Communications Officer for The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales tells us about Skomer's shearwaters - who starred in the last episode of Wild…
Skomer Island
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The most important seabird site in southern Britain
Protect Our Puffins - Our Wild Islands Appeal
Please help us care for our precious islands of Skomer and Skokholm and protect their wonderful wildlife!
South and West Wales
Skomer Art 2025 - SOLD OUT
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Back by popular demand, we're pleased to be running Skomer Art for its second year in 2025, 30th August - 2nd September!
Skomer Island Weekly Volunteering - 2025 Applications CLOSED
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Thank you for your interest in volunteering on Skomer. Applications for the 2025 season are now closed. Please check back on 1st September 2025 for 2026 applications.
If you are interested…
Skomer Shearwater Week 2025 - SOLD OUT
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Skomer Shearwater Week is back for its 11th year in 2025. Come and join us to talk all things Shearwater on one of our two night stays, 20th-22nd August, 22nd-24th August or 24th-26th August.
Skomer Archaeology Walk 2025 - SOLD OUT
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Back again after a successful day in 2024, this is an exclusive opportunity to join Dr Toby Driver and Louise Barker, both senior archaeologists at the Royal Commission, Wales, on a guided…
Skomer Young Birders' Week 2025 - SOLD OUT
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Calling all wildlife enthusiasts aged 18 to 25 - Skomer Young Birders' Week is back for 2025, 3rd-6th September and 7th-10th September!