Skomer Island
Also known as Skomer
thumb|Map of Skomer
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Skomer
- Islands.image_name
- File:Skomer from Martin's Haven (7101) (cropped).jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- Skomer viewed from Martin's Haven
- Islands.image_size
- 260px
- Islands.image_alt
- green-topped, treeless island in blue sea
- Islands.map
- Wales
- Islands.location
- Jack Sound
- Islands.area_km2
- 2.92
- Islands.length_km
- 3.2
- Islands.width_km
- 2.4
- Islands.country
- Wales
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- County
Article
13 sectionsContents
- Description
- Name
- Geology
- History
- Wildlife
- Atlantic puffin
- Manx shearwater
- Skomer vole
- Lichens
- Access
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Map of Skomer
Skomer () or Skomer Island is an island off the coast of Pembrokeshire, in the community of Marloes and St Brides in west Wales. It is well known for its wildlife: around half the world's population of Manx shearwaters nest on the island, the Atlantic puffin colony is the largest in southern Britain, and the Skomer vole (a subspecies of the bank vole) is unique to the island. Skomer is a national nature reserve, a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Protection Area. It is surrounded by a marine nature reserve and is managed by the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales.
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