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Copyright | | Bardsey
is a National Nature Reserve which is nationally and internationally important
for wildlife. Its rich nature includes birds, rare plants, lichens, grassland,
heathland, and marine wildlife. In the autumn it is best known for its migratory
birds.
| |  | Lots of animals are on the move during autumn including
birds who are heading south, east and west. Ìý
| |  | - In the UK we get the chance to witness some great
spectacles involving literally thousands of migrating birds.
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Island - Visitor Guide | | Address: | Bardsey
Island, off the Lleyn Peninsula, North Wales. | | Telephone: | Bardsey
Island Trust - Tel/Fax: + 44 (0) 08458 11 22 33
Bird Observatory - 07855 264
151 Ìý Day trip bookings - Bardsey Island Ferry:
08458 113655 or
07836 293146 or 07896 111983 | | e-mail | Bardsey
Island Trust Ferries: tony@enllicharter.co.uk | | Map: |
of Bardsey area. | | Map location: | Latitude
52:46:00N and Lon: 4:48:00W. | | Key
attraction: | Migrating birds - autumn. | | Essential
kit: | Walking shoes. Binoculars and
scopes for bird watching. | | Nature
watching: | A wander around the pathways
with a telescope, or pair of binoculars, can be very rewarding. Ìý Members
of the public can help volunteer in monitoring seal populations - all they need
is a little know how to accurately identify individual seals. | | Facilities: | The
Trust runs seven self-catering houses - two detached former farmhouses and three
semi-detached ex-farmhouses plus a cottage and stable. Ìý Guided trips
can be arranged through the Trust. | | Access: | Bardsey
is a National Nature Reserve with fragile flora and fauna - so there may be certain
restrictions of access to some areas. | | Getting
there: | Bardsey is located two miles
offshore from the tip of the Lleyn peninsula. The boat leaves Saturdays during
the season. Enlli Sea Safaris leaves from Pwllheli in North Wales. Ìý Two
and a half or three and a half hour day trips with Bardsey Island Ferry. | | Opening
times: | Year round but very weather
dependent. Boats may only run in season. | | Charges: | Shorter
day boat trip - Adults £35; Children £20.
Extended day boat trip
- Adults £45; Children £25. |
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