Cornwall Tourist Awards Bronze Medal!
The Isles of Scilly Festival of Nature has won Bronze at the 2023/24 Cornwall Tourism Awards!
The Isles of Scilly Festival of Nature has won Bronze at the 2023/24 Cornwall Tourism Awards!
Pentle Bay, off the east side of Tresco, forms part of a larger SSSI complex including several offshore islands like Merrick Island and Round Island. We manage the offshore islands, whilst Pentle…
This small uninhabited island lying on the northwest side of St Martin’s is important for its geology, maritime heathland, grassland and breeding seabirds.
Rowan loves the fresh smell and sight of the buttercups in the wildflower meadows at Besthorpe. It's a special place because there are precious few spots like this where she can spend time…
Pupils at the St Martin’s Base of Five Islands Academy, Isles of Scilly, have set out to adopt and protect nests of a rare breeding shorebird on the island. Working with the support of the Isles…
The Glanville fritillary can be spotted on warm days around coastal habitats on the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands, as well as at a few locations in mainland England.
Our smallest breeding seabird, the storm petrel is barely larger than a house martin! They mostly nest among rocks or in burrows on small offshore islands.
Found around our coasts during the breeding season, the large Sandwich tern can be spotted diving into the sea for fish such as sandeels. It nests in colonies on sand and shingle beaches, and…
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The Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust is appealing for help from the public in protecting pairs of nesting ringed plovers on several beaches around the archipelago, including Porth Hellick on St Mary…
The Arctic tern is famed for its aggression towards any that would disturb its nest - it will dive-bomb intruders with its sharp beak. Large, noisy colonies can be found on the Farne Islands and…