Sark’s cliff tops, roadsides and meadows are buzzing with butterflies, bees and other insects but, to give nature a helping hand, two fields have been set aside and planted with special seed mixtures to feed our wildlife. The meadow at the Coupée has a mixture of wildflowers aimed at attracting pollinators, and benches to attract people to come and watch them.
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The seabird breeding season is in full swing here on Sark, which means that our puffins have returned from their life far out at sea to breed on L’Etac, an islet off Little Sark. The birds rear a single chick, called a puffling, in a burrow and by now one or other of the parents will be keeping the egg warm until it hatches in June. The best way to…
There are splashes of brightly coloured flowers emerging all over The Island along the hedgerows. In the next month or so there will be wild spring flowers pushing through. The best time to see them in their full multi-colour glory is mid-April.
Sark’s cliff tops, roadsides and meadows are buzzing with butterflies, bees and other insects but, to give nature a helping hand, two fields have been set aside and planted with special seed mixtures to feed our wildlife. The meadow at the Coupée has a mixture of wildflowers aimed at attracting pollinators, and benches to attract people to come and watch them.
The seabird breeding season is in full swing here on Sark, which means that our puffins have returned from their life far out at sea to breed on L’Etac, an islet off Little Sark. The birds rear a single chick, called a puffling, in a burrow and by now one or other of the parents will be keeping the egg warm until it hatches in June. The best way to…
26th April to 3rd May 2021 Daily events to immerse yourself in nature; from wild flower guided walks to bird ringing and moth trapping. For more information, please view the programme below.
It’s that wonderful time of year where we can expect to see the arrival of new born lambs on Sark. Soon the fields will be filled with skipping lambs in meadows of lush green grass and colourful wild flowers. Sark is a truly magical island!
Royal Rarities One of the rarest butterflies in the British Isles was seen on Sark recently in the grounds of the Seigneurie Gardens. Resident wildlife photographer Sue Daly photographed a pair of Queen of Spain fritillaries mating in the donkey paddock and later saw one of the pair feeding on flowers in the walled garden. This is the first record of these beautiful butterflies, probably migrants from northern France, breeding…
Every year Sark becomes home to a large variety of birds. The sea birds occupy the cliff edges, the rock stacks and islets that surround the island. You can hear their cries and calls all along the cliff paths. Normally, this time of year, George would have his boat in the water enabling visitors get up close to birds such as puffins, guillemots, razorbills, oyster catchers, gannets, egrets, a myriad…
Sark has always had an amazing display of wild flowers and each year our local guides have taken you on magical walks along the paths, through the woods and out onto the headlands to point out the beautiful species we are lucky to have on this island. This year things are very different the world over and we are not able to travel. We can only assure you that the…
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Bees and Butterflies
June 24, 2022