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Ruby Red Workforce

Ruby Red Workforce

Our Ruby Red Devon cattle are crucial to our workforce. They are out all year, feeding on rough vegetation, and producing wonderful cow-pats into the bargain! Read more

Posted to: Blog

Published: 25th May, 2022

Scilly and Climate Change

Scilly and Climate Change

Our changing climate is already affecting wildlife in Scilly. Join our CEO, Julian, for a brief exploration of our changing world and some examples of differences we are noticing already... Read more

Posted to: Blog

Published: 11th November, 2021

Updated: 24th March, 2022

Datasets & Drones: Scilly's Seabirds ~ A Round-Up of 2021: Part One

Datasets & Drones: Scilly's Seabirds ~ A Round-Up of 2021: Part One

We entered our 2021 annual Seabird survey season with a spring in our step, after the disappointments of 2020 whereby the main survey windows were missed as a result of Covid-19. Annet surveys were back on the table and our full monitoring went ahead as planned; with interesting findings once again! Read more

Posted to: Blog

Published: 25th October, 2021

Updated: 4th November, 2021

Working with Bats on Scilly

Working with Bats on Scilly

Bats were once common in Scilly but by the 1990’s they seem almost to have disappeared.  This is undoubtedly down to habitat loss, improvements to barns and buildings which they would have roosted in and food availability, compounded by the use of insecticides on farms.  Due to changes in these practices, bats numbers appear to be recovering. Read more

Posted to: Blog

Published: 20th May, 2021

Updated: 11th July, 2022

Scilly's Magical Meadows

Scilly's Magical Meadows

When you hear the word “meadow”, where does your imagination take you? Join Ambassador Steve Backshall & Comms Officer Nikki Banfield for what may be a surprising trip into Scilly's underwater world! (Originally written for S-Magazine | Isles of Scilly Travel) Read more

Posted to: Blog

Published: 26th April, 2021

Updated: 29th April, 2021

Awkward Auks & when to see them…

Awkward Auks & when to see them…

April heralds the return of our regionally, nationally and internationally important breeding seabirds, including our loveable "awkward Auks". Read more

Posted to: Blog

Published: 1st April, 2021

Updated: 13th April, 2021

Tean's Teeny Tiny Tenants

Tean's Teeny Tiny Tenants

Tean may be one of Scilly's larger uninhabited Islands but she is home to some of Scilly's smallest non-human inhabitants. Find out why our Ranger Team will be on Tean this week, the work they will be doing and why... Read more

Posted to: Blog

Published: 1st March, 2021

Updated: 26th April, 2021

Our Wonderful Wetlands

Our Wonderful Wetlands

We may be a ‘wet’ nation, but wetlands – wildlife-rich, carbon-capturing oases – are in shorter supply than you might think. Wetlands have largely been removed from our landscape, and this loss is a problem not just for nature, but for people too. Read more

Posted to: Blog

Published: 2nd February, 2021

Updated: 13th April, 2021

Author: Natalie Rance

Gugh's Fourth Anniversary ~ Fruit & Flowers

Gugh's Fourth Anniversary ~ Fruit & Flowers

It's now been four years since the Ranger Team started their planned annual programme of management on Gugh and since writing our original blog in January 2016 "Gugh to get the Star Treatment!" a lot has happened. Read more

Posted to: Blog

Published: 4th January, 2021

Updated: 22nd February, 2022

Author: Nikki Banfield

Statistics & SPA's: Scilly's Seabirds ~ A Round-Up of 2020

Statistics & SPA's: Scilly's Seabirds ~ A Round-Up of 2020

2020 has been a pretty tough year for many people, with a variety of ups and downs. The world of conservation has reflected this roller coaster ride, with much of our work, and wildlife, being impacted including our annual seabird surveys. Read more

Posted to: Blog

Published: 17th November, 2020

Updated: 13th April, 2021

Seagrass, Sediment and Saving Our Sandy Beaches

Seagrass, Sediment and Saving Our Sandy Beaches

It's 8am on a misty, murky day in Scilly and I'm sat in the stern of the rib, bombing out across the water from St Mary's towards Great Ganinnick...today, we're off to learn all about the green stuff that grows in the blue stuff. Read more

Posted to: Blog

Published: 8th October, 2020

Updated: 13th April, 2021

Author: Natalie Rance

Who You Gonna Call?

Who You Gonna Call?

If you were to see an animal in distress, I’m sure the vast majority of us would agree that your first instinct would be to help them…and often our team here at the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust are the first port of call for many in gathering help and advice. Read more

Posted to: Blog

Published: 15th September, 2020

Updated: 13th April, 2021

Author: Natalie Rance

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  • Saving water on Scilly - FAQs and how to help

    Saving water on Scilly - FAQs and how to help

    With the prolonged period of dry and hot weather, water supplies across Scilly are running low. This is impacting local farmers, water supplies for community consumption and, of course, our precious wildlife. Here are some dos and don'ts with how to help...

  • Thunderstorm brings flood of relief to the Isles of Scilly

    Thunderstorm brings flood of relief to the Isles of Scilly

    There was a moment of relief this morning across the Isles of Scilly as the sky turned black and we experienced our first downpour for weeks, topping up our freshwater pools and reservoirs, watering our farmland and revitalising our heathlands

  • Violet sea snails scattered on Scilly beaches

    Violet sea snails scattered on Scilly beaches

    Like so many of the weirdly wonderful creatures that wash up on our shores, violet sea snails are both mesmerizingly beautiful and completely alien to us. Over 60 have been found so far, with sightings now flooding in across the west coast of the UK.

  • Big Scilly Bat Survey

    Big Scilly Bat Survey

    We are working with partners, land managers and the local community to unlock the secret life of bats on Scilly, understanding what species we have on our islands and how we can help them to thrive.

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  • Walrus in the Isles of Scilly

    Walrus in the Isles of Scilly

    Answering your questions about the Isles of Scilly’s most unusual visitor – a Walrus – provided by BDMLR, Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust, Cornwall Seal Group and the St Mary’s Harbour Team.

  • Tean

    Tean

    Uninhabited Island between Tresco & St Martin's

  • Puffin

    Puffin

    Fratercula arctica

  • Plants, Pittosporum and Our Planet

    Plants, Pittosporum and Our Planet

    Plants are good for the planet...right? They sequester carbon, produce oxygen and provide habitat for our wonderful wildlife. So why is the removal of certain species warranted and even necessary?

  • Orange birds-foot

    Orange birds-foot

    Ornithopus pinnatus

  • Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust' CEO Sarah Mason leaving Scilly

    Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust' CEO Sarah Mason leaving Scilly

    Current Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust Chief Executive, Sarah Mason, is leaving Scilly after 8 years of leadership and 23 years within the Wildlife Trust family to take up a new Chief Executive role in the North of England.

  • Awkward Auks & when to see them…

    Awkward Auks & when to see them…

    April heralds the return of our regionally, nationally and internationally important breeding seabirds, including our loveable "awkward Auks".

  • Datasets & Drones: Scilly's Seabirds ~ A Round-Up of 2021: Part One

    Datasets & Drones: Scilly's Seabirds ~ A Round-Up of 2021: Part One

    We entered our 2021 annual Seabird survey season with a spring in our step, after the disappointments of 2020 whereby the main survey windows were missed as a result of Covid-19. Annet surveys were back on the table and our full monitoring went ahead as planned; with interesting findings once again!

  • Winning for Scilly Wildlife

    Winning for Scilly Wildlife

    Join our new Lottery, Winning for Scilly Wildlife, to help us look after Scilly's wildlife & natural beauty, and be in with the chance of winning £25,000!

  • Grey seal

    Grey seal

    Halichoerus grypus

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