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.

A unique area of water with underwater seascapes rich in marine plant and animal life. Visit by boat or come overland to Martins Haven.

09 Feb 2016

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) have found what is believed to be two new species of marine sponges at the protected marine site around Skomer Island.

31 Jul 2018

15 Aug 2016

One of the main aims of our National Nature Reserves (NNRs) is to manage and protect the wide range of habitats and wildlife in Wales.

27 Sep 2017

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 Nov 2014

Playful seals have gotten up close and personal with officers from Natural Resources Wales in the seas around Skomer Island.

14 Nov 2014

Say hello to these beauties, spotted deep in the ocean near the Skomer Marine Nature Reserve in Pembrokeshire, Wales, during annual surveying by Natural Resources Wales.

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

31 Jan 2014

A consultation is being launched today (Friday 31 January) on plans to protect seabirds in some of Wales’ most important marine and coastal conservation areas.

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.

31 Jan 2014)

The existing SPA is a remote offshore island about 10 miles west of the mainland coast of Pembrokeshire in south-west Wales, which supports breeding gannets.