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	Skokholm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Skokholm is an uninhabited island off south west Pembrokeshire in Wales, lying south of Skomer.
		Boats sail to Skokholm from Martin's Haven on the mainland.
		Skokholm can only be visited (for landing) by members of the The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales, who can book to stay on this island (the whole island is a nature reserve; indeed, its near neighbour Skomer and surrounding waters are a reserve and SSSI).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Skokholm (181 words)

	Skokholm Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Skokholm is a small island nature reserve off the south west coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales.
		In many ways, the way of life on Skokholm has changed little in the past 50 years, and it is this as much as the spectacular scenery and wildlife which draws many visitors to return again and again.
		Skokholm is leased to and run by The Wildlife Trust West Wales.
	hometown.aol.com /skokholm/holm.htm (338 words)

	SURVIVAL AND AGE AT FIRST BREEDING IN THE RAZORBILL (ALCA TORDA) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Observations of banded birds on Skokholm were made during daily visits to the cliffs between mid-March and mid-August (1971-73), and the work was continued by the staff of the Bird Observatory in 1974.
		Studies of attendance at breeding colonies throughout the season in the Razorbill on Skokholm (Lloyd, 1973; Lloyd, 1976a) and elsewhere (Lloyd, 1975b) have shown that the number of birds in a colony increases gradually to a peak in the nestling period.
		Our findings suggest, however, that the Skokholm Razorbills may be barely able to maintain their numbers and that they may not have the reproductive capacity to increase once numbers have been reduced as a result of a sudden temporary in- crease in adult mortality or decrease in breeding success.
	elibrary.unm.edu /sora/JFO/v048n03/p0239-p0252.html (8747 words)

	Welsh island up for sale after 300 years - Boston.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The 247-acre Skokholm Island, off the coast of Pembrokeshire in southwest Wales, is regarded as one of the most important breeding areas for sea birds in Europe and has been designated one of the region's Sites of Special Scientific Interest.
		Skokholm, which is Norse for wooded island, was made famous by the naturalist Ronald Lockley, who set up Britain's first bird observatory there.
		Skokholm Island is home to 45,000 pairs of Manx shearwaters as well as puffins, storm petrels, razorbills, guillemots, oystercatchers and three species of gulls.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2005/10/26/welsh_island_up_for_sale_after_300_years (316 words)

	Skokholm Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		During the day, walk the island paths between rabbit, puffin and manx shearwater burrows amid the carpet of wildflowers such as bluebells, thrift, heather, sea and red campion to the magnificent red cliffs that surround the island.
		Skokholm abounds with mammals - on land, the rabbits run freely around you, while out at sea, porpoises and dolphins are a common sight and, if you are lucky and observant, fish such as the occasional sunfish and basking shark puts in an appearance.
		Skokholm offers the seclusion of an island paradise with the convenience of residential, full board accommodation in a picturesque setting whilst sharing your stay with some of the most unique and spectacular wildlife in Europe.
	www.wildlifetrust.org.uk /wtsww/skokholm_island.htm (475 words)

	Trinity House \| Interactive \| Gallery \| Skokholm Lighthouse
		The small island of Skokholm, just 1¼ miles long by ½ mile wide, lies just off the Pembrokeshire coast, and the lighthouse is situated on the South West point of the island.
		Skokholm Lighthouse forms the landward corner of a triangle of lights, the others being South Bishop and the Smalls, guiding ships clear of this particularly treacherous stretch of coastline into Milford Haven or up the Bristol Channel.
		Although keepers no longer live at the station Skokholm Island is still inhabited as the island has been made into a bird sanctuary with ornithologists from all over the world visiting the specially built hide to study the rare and unusual bird life.
	www.trinityhouse.co.uk /interactive/gallery/skokholm.html (298 words)

	Islander Magazine Issue 5 January 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Moreover, the name Skokholm is believed to mean "wooded island" given to it by Scandinavian invaders in the 9th century.
		Throughout the Middle Ages the islands of Skomer, Skokholm and Middleholm were exploited for their agricultural potential and Cardigan Island shows evidence of early occupation and agriculture.
		Maritime heath and grassland are also being encouraged on Ramsey and Skokholm, and one of the main objectives on Flat Holm and Cardigan Island is to re-establish maritime grassland in areas heavily influenced by seabird activity.
	www.merger.demon.co.uk /icis/islander/issue5/welsh.htm (2093 words)

	Advance Press Releases
		Skokholm Island, off the Pembrokeshire coast, has now been put on the market by the Dale Castle Estate, which has owned it for more than three centuries.
		Skokholm was made famous by the naturalist Ronald Lockley, who arrived in 1927 to take up a 21-year lease.
		Skokholm is internationally recognised for its importance to wildlife, designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and as a European Natura 2000 site.
	www.wildlifetrusts.org /?press_id=1345&cid=0d6930e8431bbcf7 (1084 words)

	Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Skokholm means “wooded island” in Norse, but nowadays the only signs of woodland are indicator species like lesser celandine & bluebells.
		The vegetation is wind-pruned and trimmed by rabbits, but inedible plants like thrift, sea campion and golden rod provide carpets of colour in spring and early summer.
		Skokholm is primarily a seabird island, with all the main species except kittiwakes.
	www.pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk /english/out_and_about/places_to_visit/Islands/detail.asp?mnuid=4 (305 words)

	WildArena - Wildlife & Photographic tours, holidays and workshops (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		This is a lovely island off the tip of the Pembrokeshire coast, inhabited by the wardens and hundreds of thousands of birds.
		At night we will be treated to the ghostly sounds of Manx Shearwaters returning to their burrows to feed their young.
		Skokholm offers basic but comfortable accommodation in twin-bedded rooms, but has limited facilities (such as no showers or electrical power), with food provided on a full board basis.
	www.wildarena.com /wa/skokholm.html (250 words)

	Age changes in some inorganic constituents of bone and aorta: a comparative study in wild-trapped and laboratory mice ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Age changes in tibia Ca, Mg, Na and K concentrations in wild populations of house mice trapped on the islands of Skokholm and May were compared with the changes monitored in a laboratory-bred strain of Skokholm mice, and in Tuck albino mice.
		Some thoracic aortas taken from female mice trapped on Skokholm were highly calcified, due possibly to gross arteriosclerosis produced by the endocrine events of reproduction.
		Elevated calcium levels were not detected in male aortas taken from the wild; neither were the aortas of male and female laboratory-bred Skokholm mice subject to gross calcification.
	www.arclab.org /medlineupdates/abstract_803135.html (210 words)

	Discover the magnificent sight of Manx Shearwaters at Skokholm and Skomer Islands with DALE SEA SAFARI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Whiz along the sea to the Pembrokeshire Islands of Skomer and Skokholm.
		There are an estimated 120,000 breeding pairs on Skomer and a further 35,000 on Skokholm.
		Studies on Skomer and Skokholm show that some of the young make this 6,000 - 7,000 mile journey in less than 2 weeks.
	www.dale-sailing.co.uk /shearwater_detail.asp (314 words)

	INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCE AS A FACTOR IN THE NAVIGATION OF MANX SHEARWATERS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The latter also indicates those coasts of southwest Britain with which the Skokholm population would be expected (from banding returns) to become familiar in the course of feeding and migratory journeys.
		Table 1 shows that these fall into three groups, to the east (Skokholm bears 274ø-252ø), to the northeast (232 ø and 211 ø) and to the northwest (150 ø and 146 ø, there being no sunny release from Dunmanway).
		The Royal Society gave a grant to cover ex- penses, the work was done while in receipt of a grant from the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, and this analysis was made while I was holding a post at the Wildfowl Trust financed by the Nature Conservancy.
	elibrary.unm.edu /sora/Auk/v081n02/p0132-p0146.html (7701 words)

	Pembrokeshire Coast Aug 2004
		Skokholm is very important as it is the home to tens of thousands of Manx Shearwater birds, a bird that leaves its burrow at daybreak, not to return until after dark in order to avoid predators such as the herring gulls.
		The village of Dale with Dale Castle in the foreground.
		The open sea is out of sight to the right, but the ria extends many miles to Haverfordwest on the Western River Cleddau and Canaston Bridge on the Eastern River Cleddau.
	www.morgs4mountains.co.uk /m4m/pembrokeshire_coast_aug_2004.htm (476 words)

	Folsomia bisetosa in UK and Ireland
		is a scarce species with only two confirmed localities (Skokholm Island and Wolverhampton).
		It is white with 0+0 ocelli and reaches a maximum length of 1.1 mm (Skokholm specimen).
		The body setae are very short; the ratio of the length of the longest setae at the tip of the abdomen/length of mucro is only about 2.0.
	www.stevehopkin.co.uk /collembolamaps/Entomobryomorpha/257FObis (251 words)

	Deinsea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		With the aim of studying the local malacofauna, the authors visited Skokholm Island (Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK) in 1990 and 1991.
		A total of 114 species were recorded; 49 are new records for Skokholm Island, of which four are also new for the Bristol Channel region.
		On the basis of the current results a marine reserve status for Skokholm is recommended.
	www.nmr.nl /deins16.html (126 words)

	L.L.Bean: Park Search - Pembrokeshire Coast National Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The park is mostly coastland, and includes several islands, the largest of which are Skomer, Skokholm, Ramsey, Grasholm and Caldey.
		There are bird sanctuaries on Grasholm, Skomer, and Skokholm Islands, while Ramsey Island is renowned for its large gray seal population.
		Ancient remains abound in the park, with cromlechs (burial chambers) at Pentre Ifan and Arthur's Quoit, and Celtic crosses at Nevern and Crew.
	www.llbean.com /parksearch/parks/html/1889llt.htm (371 words)

	llanunwas - holiday lettings west wales
		Looking straight out ahead is Skomer Island with Skokholm Island behind it.
		The reason you only see puffins on Skomer and Skokholm and not Ramsey Island is that no predators such as cats and rats have managed to cross the strong currents that separate the island from the mainland.
		If you are still looking out of the windows at about 45 degrees to your right you may just about be able to make out the thin tall pillar of The Smalls lighthouse, and all the way to your right is Ramsey island which consists of all those humps that rise from the sea.
	www.llanunwas.com /activities/beachesislands.htm (836 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Wales \| South West Wales \| Trust's £750,000 bid for Skokholm
		A wildlife trust is launching an appeal to buy a west Wales island that was the first bird observatory in the country.
		The owners of Skokholm Island have put the 247-acre wildlife haven up for sale and the Wildlife Trust of south and west Wales has been given first option.
		They play host to the 300 plus birdwatchers and wildlife enthusiasts who enjoy residential breaks on Skokholm each year and the occasional repair man visiting the lighthouse.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_west/4312770.stm (477 words)

	birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
		In the North East corner lies the region that was once Britain`s last bastion of the Red Kite, while in the South West you have, in winter, the UK`s largest flock of Scoters.
		Pembrokeshire is, in birding terms, mainly known for its coastal features, in particular islands such as Skomer, Skokholm, Grassholm and Ramsay.
		Day trips to Skokholm are only available on Mondays but it is possible to book a week`s stay.
	www.fatbirder.com /links_geo/europe/wales_dyfed.html (2733 words)

	Ravens and Stonechats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		I think Skokholm is some kind of centre for the worship of birds!
		The sun is going down in a pearly sky behind Skokholm, which lies like a long slug (the lighthouse as a stalked eye) stretched across the glittering water.
		This evening, that's the way it looks to me. Skokholm seems as much a state of mind as a physical location.
	www.users.daelnet.co.uk /willowisland/docs/may00/may06.html (791 words)

	Skokholm Island
		SKOKHOLM is an island where, while you're watching the wildlife, the wildlife is watching you.
		A Manx Shearwater gives me a glancing blow to the head as it comes in to land in the darkness (it didn't appear to be injured as it shuffled into a the nearest burrow, emerged again, then returned to the same burrow).
		I first visited Skokholm Island thirty years ago, over Easter.
	www.users.daelnet.co.uk /willowisland/docs/may00/may03.html (525 words)

	phorum - UKbirdnet - R: Re: R: [UKBN] Research: birds revisiting feeders, or not (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		population it gave for Storm Petrels nesting on Skokholm Island in Dyfed.
		Whilst birds were ringed only on Skokholm and nowhere else the population
		emigration of non-breeders from Skokholm) 'til they finally settle down.
	www.surfbirds.com /phorum/read.php?f=6&i=3945&t=3945 (827 words)

	Marloes Peninsular - Day 3 (Route)
		The island of Skomer should now come into view and, in good conditions, you may also be able to see Grassholm on the horizon midway between Skokholm and Skomer.
		As you approach the next headland you will see Gateholm Island (actually only separated from the mainland by the highest tides).
		Continue on the Coast Path (past another path to Marloes) and notice a waterfall plunging over the cliffs to the left.
	www.walkscene.co.uk /Wales/Pembrokeshire/Marloes2czz.htm (650 words)

	Bird Watching Breaks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Smaller than Skomer this is the 'Dream Island' of Ronald Lockley and Britain's first Bird Observatory (1933).
		Skokholm is famous for a long list of rarities which is testament to its long history as a bird observatory.
		Famous for it's Gannets this Island is truly offshore being 9 miles West of Skomer this is one of the largest colonies of Gannets on a single rock in the UK a sight not to be missed.
	www.boatrides.co.uk /bird_watching_breaks.htm (605 words)

	Skokholm Plant List (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		This is a list of the plants I found in the week from 8.7.95 to 15.7.95 inclusive, on the island of Skokholm.
		I have listed the species in the order in which they are described in the New Flora of the British Isles by Clive Stace, published by the Cambridge University Press.
		I have used the form of the English name provided by Stace, though in some cases I have rebelled to the extent of adding what I believe is the more usual name.
	members.aol.com /skokholm/plants.htm (454 words)

	Birder's World - Learn More - June 2004 -
		Lee examines the life history of the Manx Shearwater, the most numerous breeding bird on Skokholm Island.
		Pioneer --Ronald M. Lockley established Britain's first bird observatory on Skokholm Island in 1933.
		During the 13 years he lived on the island, he pioneered research on puffins, shearwaters, and storm-petrels.
	www.birdersworld.com /brd/default.aspx?c=a&id=291&cc=DA3qqe (713 words)

	Puffin Pals
		The colourful and comical Puffin is Wales' best known seabird and Skomer Island has the largest colony in southern Britain, though they used to be far more numerous.
		Since 1946 the Puffin population has dropped from 50,000 pairs to 6,000, and the situation is mirrored on neighbouring Skokholm island.
		Skomer and Skokholm are close to the southern edge of the Puffins' range - will global warming cause them to leave eventually?
	www.geocities.com /EnchantedForest/Cottage/4304/puffin/pals.html (254 words)

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