Skokholm Island
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Skokholm Island is a small, rugged island off the coast of Pembrokeshire renowned as one of Britain’s most important seabird breeding sites and a historic bird observatory.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skokholm Island canonical | 5 |
| Skokholm | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird observatory
ⓘ
island ⓘ seabird breeding site ⓘ |
| access | by boat only ⓘ |
| area | approximately 1 square kilometre ⓘ |
| birdObservatoryFoundedBy | Ronald Lockley ⓘ |
| birdObservatoryStatus | re‑established 2014 ⓘ |
| coastline | cliff‑bound ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| etymology | name thought to derive from Old Norse meaning ‘wooded island’ ⓘ |
| firstBirdObservatoryEstablished | 1933 ⓘ |
| geology | Old Red Sandstone ⓘ |
| hasAccommodationType | self‑catering visitor accommodation ⓘ |
| hasDesignation |
National Nature Reserve
ⓘ
Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ Special Area of Conservation (in parts) ⓘ
surface form:
Special Area of Conservation
Special Protection Area ⓘ |
| hasHabitat |
heathland
ⓘ
maritime grassland ⓘ rocky shore ⓘ sea cliffs ⓘ |
| highestElevation | approximately 48 metres ⓘ |
| importantFor |
migratory birds
ⓘ
seabird breeding ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Norse ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1.6 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Celtic Sea
ⓘ
Pembrokeshire ⓘ St Brides Bay ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| managedBy | Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales ⓘ |
| near |
Marloes Peninsula
ⓘ
Skomer Island ⓘ |
| nearestHarbour | Martin’s Haven ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large Manx shearwater colony
ⓘ
large puffin colony ⓘ |
| offCoastOf | south‑west Wales ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales ⓘ |
| partOf | Pembrokeshire Coast National Park ⓘ |
| supportsPopulationOf |
Atlantic puffin
ⓘ
European storm petrel ⓘ manx shearwater ⓘ
surface form:
Manx shearwater
chough ⓘ common guillemot ⓘ herring gull ⓘ lesser black‑backed gull ⓘ oystercatcher ⓘ razorbill ⓘ |
| terrain | rocky ⓘ |
| width | approximately 0.8 kilometres ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Skokholm