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361:; its prime function was the ringing of wild birds of resident, visiting or migrating species and research. Lockley started the Pembrokeshire Bird Protection Society in 1938, now incorporated in the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales. In 1948 the West Wales Field Society (WWFC), also now Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales, first took the Lease of Skokholm from the owners of the Dale Castle Estate. The WWFC followed on the Lease by Ronald Lockley which had run from 1927 but direct involvement commenced two years earlier when in 1946 the bird observatory was re-opened after the war. Ringing on Skokholm ceased from 1976. During the period of radar studies of migration around 1960 it became clear that bird movements as observed at the observatories were by no means representative of the whole and, inevitably, the significance of the observatories in the study of migration waned. Skokholm had been the site of the most thorough British studies of the 53: 696: 1458: 598: 69: 511: 76: 377:
amongst the landbirds. "There can be few other islands anywhere in the world that can boast the continuity of biological recordings, save for wartime years, that has taken place on Skokholm." John Fursdon, Warden 1946. Skokholm Island was re-accredited as a bird observatory in 2014, with resident
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An undated charter is to be found in the British Museum by which William Marshal the Younger, Earl of Pembroke 1219–31, grants to a certain Gilbert de Vale, land in Ireland in exchange for lands in Pembrokeshire, including the island of 'Scogholm'. The revenue from the island from 1324 to 1472 was
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with an east–west axis hence the rocks on the north coast dip inland i.e. to the south, at 25° to 40° whilst those on the south coast also dip inland i.e. to the north, even more steeply, at up to 80°. A couple of north–south aligned
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age assigned to the 'Milford Haven Group' of the Lower Old Red Sandstone. This suite of rocks was formerly known as the 'Red Marls'. The strata are folded into a
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affect the strata at the eastern end of the island, erosion along them being responsible for both Crab Bay and North Haven.
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along with the lighthouses at South Bishop and the Smalls. Automated in 1983, it is now monitored and controlled from the
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Skokholm is 1 mile (1.6 km) long and 0.5 miles (0.80 km) wide, covering 106 ha (260 acres). Made up of
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was built in 1776, and then rebuilt at its present site in 1861. The lighthouse forms a triangle of protection into
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died. The trustees of the estate decided to offer the island for sale, with first refusal going to the
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In 1933, Skokholm started functioning as a bird observatory, the first in Britain, founded by
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who published a series of papers based on his research on the island. Skokholm is the
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Lockley House, the UK's first bird observatory, rebuilt and lived in by naturalist
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recorded in Ministerial Accounts. Some years later, the island was in the hands of
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The island is likely to have been settled for several thousand years; evidence of
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burrow. Due to its isolated nature, Skokholm houses British nationally scarce
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Whilst no trees grow on the island in modern times, Skokholm is possibly
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to allow easier access, with a £38,250 development project funded by
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colony (15% of world population), and 20% of Europe's population of
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Skokholm page on the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales Website
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Wind, Waves, Wildlife: Skokholm Island, Pembrokeshire, 1938-1939
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Larger fungi were extensively studied in the 1940s and 1950s by
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Skokholm and Skomer Nature Reserves Report for 1976. WWNT
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were accidentally introduced in the late 19th century.
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is an island 2.5 miles (4.0 km) off the coast of
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Pembrokeshire
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Harrap. p. 32. 763: 671:invasion of north Pembrokeshire led by 626: 543:Skokholm is home to the third largest 347:Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales 287:for "wooded island", a combination of 247:, south of the neighbouring island of 837: 835: 833: 831: 829: 827: 825: 823: 220:Skokholm and its neighbouring islands 7: 575:. The island is a breeding site for 532:, especially famous for his work on 257:Sites of Special Scientific Interest 1292:"Skokholm landing quay is improved" 1159:"BGS: Geology of Britain: Skokholm" 941:"Nature reserve 'boost' for island" 391:The island is composed entirely of 916:"Skokholm sold after trust appeal" 608:Storm petrels recorded on Skokholm 25: 2250:Pembrokeshire Coast National Park 2235:Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo 1803:St Davids and the Cathedral Close 1048:. Friends of Skokholm and Skomer. 253:Pembrokeshire Coast National Park 2367:Nature Conservation Review sites 1456: 799:. Office for National Statistics 627:Problems playing this file? See 612: 75: 74: 67: 1998:Historic cantrefi and hundreds 299:(small island, middle English 1: 1320:. Little Toller Books, 2010. 1117:Lewis, Anna (31 March 2020). 718:Operations Control Centre at 551:, as well as (in 2008) 4,500 369:amongst the seabirds and the 255:. Both islands are listed as 2291:Parliamentary constituencies 2286:Registered parks and gardens 968:The Natural History of Wales 738:Connecting boats leave from 2372:Bird observatories in Wales 970:. New Naturalist. Collins. 966:Condry, William M. (1981). 318:occupation has been found. 2388: 1294:. BBC Wales. 24 March 2010 1197:Parker-Rhodes, F. (1955). 1178:Parker-Rhodes, F. (1954). 918:. BBC Wales. 10 April 2006 521:Bird life and larger fauna 449:three-lobed water crowfoot 157:1.6 km (0.99 mi) 57:Skokholm from the mainland 2240:Manor House Wildlife Park 1454: 1250:. BBC News. 25 March 2021 867:. 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Skokholm Island
Native name

Skokholm is located in Wales
St George's Channel
51°41′52″N 5°16′50″W / 51.69788°N 5.28047°W / 51.69788; -5.28047
Pembrokeshire

Welsh
Pembrokeshire
Wales
Skomer
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Sites of Special Scientific Interest
Old Red Sandstone
seabirds
Norse
Vikings
stone-age
Sir John Perrott
William Philipps
barrister
Dale Castle
Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales
Ronald Lockley
European storm petrel
razorbill
Eurasian oystercatcher
northern wheatear
mudstones

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