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Lundy Island

Bristol Channel  >  United Kingdom

Lundy is a barren and windswept island in the Bristol Channel of spectacular cliffs with deep gullies, boggy moorland and rough pasture.

Added* by Marnix Roels
Most recent update 22 December 2021

Description

Lying about 20km off the north coast of Devon, Lundy is a barren and windswept island in the Bristol Channel. The island is owned by the National Trust and managed by the Landmark Trust. Accommodation, including a campsite, is available on the island. Latest bird sightings are posted at the Marisco Tavern in the south of the island. Predominantly of interest for spring and autumn migrants, but also of interest to the birdwatcher throughout the year. Ground-nesting birds have seen improved nesting success after the brown rats had been removed from the island.

Some of the birds you can see on the island and at sea are Northern Fulmar, Manx Shearwater, European Storm Petrel, European Shag, Merlin, Dotterel, Purple Sandpiper, Dunlin, Whimbrel, Eurasian Curlew, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Ruddy Turnstone, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Kittiwake, Common Guillemot, Razorbill, Atlantic Puffin.

Details

Access

Lundy can be visited by boat (MS Oldenburg) from Bideford or Ilfracombe in North Devon. When the ship is unavailable (i.e. in the winter), transport is by helicopter.

Terrain and Habitat

Grassland , Moors/heathland , Agriculture , City/village

Conditions

Flat , Hilly , Open landscape

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

Spring , Autumn , Summer

Best time to visit

Spring migration , Autumn migration

Route

Paved road , Unpaved road , Wide path , Narrow trail

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Boat

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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