Grey seal
Have you ever seen the curious face of a grey seal bobbing in the waves when visiting the beach? Grey seals can be seen lying on beaches waiting for their food to go down. Sometimes they are…
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Scilly's seal pupping season
August-November is grey seal pupping season, and on Scilly this means that we’re more likely to see young ‘white coats’ (pups) on our beaches. Whilst the majority of seal pups are born in remote…
Common seal
The smaller of our two UK seal species, common seals are also known as harbour seals. Despite being called "Common", they are actually less common than grey seals!
Grey seal
Grey Seals are among the rarest seals in the world, with the UK grey seal colonies representing around 40% of the world population.
How to watch seals on Scilly
Seal spotting is a fun and exciting way to engage with one of Scilly’s most iconic species. Grey seals can often be seen bobbing off the coastline or in the embrace of an inlet, appearing almost like buoys in the water.
Bechstein's bat
The Bechstein's bat is a very rare bat that lives in woodland and roosts in old woodpecker holes or tree crevices. Like other bats, the females form 'maternity colonies' to have…
How to hunt for flowers on Scilly
Seal spotting is a fun and exciting way to engage with one of Scilly’s most iconic species. Grey seals can often be seen bobbing off the coastline or in the embrace of an inlet, appearing almost like buoys in the water.
How to spot seabirds on Scilly
Seal spotting is a fun and exciting way to engage with one of Scilly’s most iconic species. Grey seals can often be seen bobbing off the coastline or in the embrace of an inlet, appearing almost like buoys in the water.
Helping injured animals on Scilly
Unfortunately, the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust are not able to provide wildlife rehabilitation. We can provide support and guidance on wild animals if you see something concerning, like an injured bird, seal or hedgehog.
Annet
Annet is one of the closed islands of the Isles of Scilly. This fragile and precious seabird and seal sanctuary is highly vulnerable to disturbance, and as such access is never permitted for…
My regeneration
30 years ago, if Jeremy had fallen in the river then he’d have been more worried about being poisoned than drowned! A 1980s trawl survey found just one fish in the Billingham reach of the Tees,…
Marine
There's another world waiting beneath the waves. Seals weave in and out of sunlit kelp forests, cuttlefish flash all the colours of the rainbow, starfish graze along the muddy seabed and…