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Skokholm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (334 words) |
 | Skokholm, view from main pembrokeshire coas, Wales, UK Skokholm is an uninhabited island off south west Pembrokeshire in Wales, lying south of Skomer. |
| This island was made famous by R M Lockley, a pioneering ornithologist, especially famous for his work on puffins and shearwaters, who wrote many books featuring this island, where he lived and researched for many years. |
| The island was bought for £300 in 1646 by William Philipps, a barrister and it was kept in the family for the next 360 years until his descendant Mrs Osra Lloyd-Philipps (1920 - 24 March 2005) of Dale Castle died. |
| Skokholm Island (338 words) |
| Skokholm is a small island nature reserve off the south west coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales. |
| Grey seals inhabit the rocky coasts, and porpoises and dolphins are regularly seen passing the island. |
| Skokholm is leased to and run by The Wildlife Trust West Wales. |
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