Wildlife reserves · South Wales
Britain's best puffin colonies
Skomer, the Farnes, Bempton Cliffs and Lunga.
Atlantic puffins return to British nesting sites April through July — Skomer (Pembrokeshire, the densest colony in the south), the Farne Islands (Northumberland), Bempton Cliffs (East Yorkshire), Lunga in the Treshnish Isles (off Mull), the Isle of May (Forth), and Sumburgh Head (Shetland). All accessible by short boat trip or short walk.
Places in this guide
Flagship📷 10Wildlife reserves · South East England
Two Tree Island
Two Tree Island — Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve.
📷 3Wildlife reserves · East Midlands
Titchwell Marsh
Titchwell Marsh — nature reserve in the United Kingdom.
Flagship📷 5Wildlife reserves · East Midlands
Cley Marshes
Cley Marshes — nature reserve on the North Sea coast of England.
Flagship📷 10Wildlife reserves · South West England
Ham Wall
Ham Wall — Ham Wall, RSPB nature reserve, Somerset, England.
Flagship📷 10Wildlife reserves · London
WWT London Wetland Centre
WWT London Wetland Centre — wetland reserve in the Barnes area of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
Flagship📷 3Wildlife reserves · East of England
RSPB Surlingham Church Marsh
RSPB Surlingham Church Marsh — RSPB nature reserve in the United Kingdom.
📷 3Wildlife reserves · Scottish Lowlands
WWT Caerlaverock
WWT Caerlaverock — wetland nature reserve in southwest Scotland.
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Grassholm Island
Grassholm Island — island off Pembrokeshire.
📷 3Wildlife reserves · East of England
Minsmere Nature Reserve
Minsmere Nature Reserve — RSPB nature reserve in the United Kingdom.
📷 5Wildlife reserves · East of England
Arger Fen
Arger Fen — Suffolk Wildlife Trust nature reserve.