Scilly's Special Species

Here you will find information regarding Scilly's special and talked-about species. In some cases they are endemic; please note that we have just picked a handful of species we are most commonly asked about as this list would otherwise be huge! 

We have also broken the list down so it's easy to see what species you can see Throughout the Year, or during specific seasons (Spring, Summer, Autumn & Winter); these are the times you are most likely to see the listed species here in Scilly, but as always sometimes wildlife doesn't play by the "rules" and sightings are never guaranteed. 

The Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust's habitat management and habitat restoration work aims to promote and support many of these species whilst our education programme hopes to raise awareness of these important often unnoticed Scillonian characters and visitors.

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