Skokholm

Skokholm
View of Skokholm from the Pembrokehire coast
Waters	St. George's Canal , Celtic Sea , Atlantic Ocean
Geographical location	51 ° 41 '49 "  N , 5 ° 16' 39"  W Coordinates: 51 ° 41 '49 "  N , 5 ° 16' 39"  W.
length	1.6 km
width	800 m
surface	1.06 km²
Residents	uninhabited
main place	Lockley House
Lockley House Bird Observatory

Skokholm ( Welsh Ynys Sgogwm - old name Scoghholm ) is an uninhabited island in south-west Pembrokeshire in Wales . It is located south of the island of Skomer and has a lighthouse . The approximately 1 km² island is the fourth largest of the islands off Wales and an area of ​​special scientific interest (English Site of Special Scientific Interest ). It is part of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and the surrounding waters are marine reserves. The island is known for its steep red cliffs and is home to many sea birds. Among other things, razorbills breed there . On the island is Lockley House, one after the ornithologist named Robert Lockley (1903-2000) Ornithological ; Lockley set up Britain's first ornithological station here in 1933.

There is a pseudodolmen on the south bank near the lighthouse .

Tourist boats leave for Skokholm from Martin's Haven, west of Marloes , but visitors must first get permission from the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales, the owner of the island.

Web links

Commons : Skokholm  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• About Skokholm the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales (English)

Single receipts

1. ↑ Renate Kostrzewa: Die Alken des Nordatlantiks - Comparative Breeding Ecology of a Sea Bird Group , Aula-Verlag, Wiesbaden 1998, ISBN 3-89104-619-7 , p. 51
2. ↑ Description and picture of the pseudodolmen
3. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_west/4894852.stm