Asian Hornets have recently been spotted on Sark. These are dangerous to our native bee and insect species. If you spot the Asian Hornet, please do not disturb it as they have quite a sting but we would be grateful if you could contact Jo Birch and inform her of where you spotted it. Jo can be contacted by email on jo.birch@cwgsy.net or telephone 07781 467920.
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Our new competition ‘5 dips in 5 trips’ is well underway, with our first brave entrant Carolyn appearing on our Sark Island Facebook page. Right up until the end of October you can take part in a selfie competition, with the chance to win a great prize. Just send us in 5 photos of you at 5 bays, natural pools or coves and we will post them on Facebook. The…
The Guernsey Heritage Festival is taking place from 8th April to 10th May, and we are delighted to be joining in with the celebration for the second year by hosting our own events on Sark. Sark Tourism have organised many events from guided historical walks to exhibitions, and the Sark Occupation Museum are taking part too. Adventure Sark have planned a host of wonderful tours on land, sea and coast…
The island’s junior natural history group, Sark Watch, were hard at work recently making bird feeders. Phoebe Higham, who is working towards her Nature Ranger Award, led the activity. The children used recycled milk cartons to create seed holders, complete with a perch for the visiting birds, and mixed up seed and lard to make conical versions of fat balls. Sark’s wild birds are in for a treat this spring!…
Visitor Penny Locke and family experienced a true Sark getaway last summer. Here she shares the highlights of her stay. Photos Jan Guy. “Cut off in time and place, Sark offers a trip almost back to the 1950s of rock pools, cliff walks, cream teas and bicycles to get around (there have never been cars on the island). This is the kind of holiday I enjoyed on Sark throughout my…
The Gouliot Headland is a RAMSAR site (it gained this status in 2007), recognised worldwide as having special animal and plant life, particularly the marine life in the Gouliot Caves, a large sea cave system on the Sark side of the Gouliot passage. The area above the caves, on the headland itself, is a blanket of bluebells and primroses in spring. Botanists may also spot one or two white bluebells (not to…
Exploring Beautiful Sark This is a circular route which is about 5 miles long. It starts at the Sark Visitor Centre and finishes in the village. It will guide you to many of the most popular spots on the island and provide access to lovely footpaths and stunning scenery. You will also visit several points of historical interest. As much of this walk is on private land, please follow the…
La Seigneurie Gardens; one of the most enchanting gardens in the Channel Islands Set between flower-strewn walls, mature woodland and the towers and crenellations of one of the most historic buildings in Sark, La Seigneurie Gardens provide a tranquil contrast to the windswept wildness of the island’s beautiful coast. The formal walled garden is one of the finest in the Channel Islands. The largely frost-free haven within its walls shelters…
Eleven walks around the beautiful island of Sark, written by local resident Jan Guy with photographic illustrations by local wildlife photographer Sue Daly (2011 Small Island Publishing, Sark) This book is one of our best sellers here in Sark Visitor Centre. “Sark, that very special Channel Island, is only three miles long and one and a half miles wide yet it has 22 miles of coastline as well as secret…
Walks 1-7 start at La Sablonnerie Hotel For map see foot of article 1 Les Fontaines: From the main Little Sark road take the track to the right just before Duval Farm, then immediately left with the carriage park on your right. Do not go through the gate ahead, but swing around on the track to the right with a stone-built house ahead. Go through the gate, left before reaching…
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