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A Puffin by Terry Cavner

A Trip to Lundy

In a special report for our Marine Watch series, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Spotlight's Victoria Graham took a ten mile boat trip from Bideford to Lundy off the North Devon Coast to discover more about the island's sea birds and other marine species. We find out more...

Lundy Island lies 10 miles out to sea off the west coast of Britain in the Bristol Channel and is home to an abundance of wildlife.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Spotlight presenter Victoria Graham to find out more about the puffins threatened by rats stealing eggs, Manx Shearwaters on the road to recovery and seals bathing in the sunshine.

Lundy Island rising over 400 feet above sea level

Lundy Island rises to 400 feet high

Lucky enough to have been entertained by a pod of dolphins on the journey to the Island, Victoria was interested to know exactly what wildlife she could expect to see.

Listen to the interview with Nicola Saunders the wildlife warden as she explains more about the bird and animal life on Lundy:

The island is a granite outcrop measuring three-and-a-half miles by half-a-mile, and is situated 12 miles off the North Devon coast. At its highest level, Lundy rises to 400ft.

It's owned by the National Trust and managed by the Landmark Trust.

The seas surrounding Lundy are England's only statutory Marine Nature Reserve (MNR), which is managed by English Nature, while much of the island itself is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).

The island and the surrounding seas are protected because of the vast array of wildlife and marine life. In fact, Lundy has the finest diversity of any marine site in the UK.

last updated: 11/08/2008 at 16:07
created: 11/08/2008

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