Results for "Skomer"

Find out how Skomer's wildlife is protected.

19 Jan 2016)

31 Jan 2014)

The existing SPA is made-up of Skokholm, Skomer and Middleholm islands which lie off the extreme south-west tip of Pembrokeshire in south-west Wales.

27 Apr 2022

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has recently overseen the completion of rock stabilisation work at Skomer Island following health and safety concerns.  

Unique underwater world, rich in plant and animal life

31 Jan 2014)

Natural Resources Wales is carrying out a consultation on behalf of the Welsh Government (WG) on changes to three existing Special Protection Areas to update the bird species and also to extend the site boundaries seawards by between 2km and 9km: Glannau Aberdaron ac Ynys Enlli / Aberdaron Coast and Bardsey Island; Grassholm; Skokholm and Skomer.

07 Aug 2019

Each month our teams write a blog about the special places they look after. Here, Kate Lock, Marine environmental assessment officer, talks about the humble urchin and why it is so important.

27 Jul 2020

27 Jul 2020

Wales has some of the finest coastal scenery in the world, often teeming with wildlife and ablaze with flowers.

19 Jan 2016)

Find out about how our seas and their habitats and species are protected.

Find out which sites have been identified as National Nature Reserves, what makes them special, where they are and how they are managed.

31 Jan 2014)

There are a number of sites throughout Wales, the UK and the European Union (EU) known as Natura 2000 sites.

31 Jan 2014)

Natural Resources Wales is a non-departmental public body funded by the Welsh Government. One of our duties is to advise Welsh Government on the designation of areas of land and sea which are important for wildlife.

Dataset guidance for marine developers. The data is likely to be most useful at the scoping stage of any ecological assessment process that you need to carry out