An Atlantic grey seal was born on Sark this winter, the first record of seals breeding on the island. The pup was found when it was just over two weeks old by a local lady sea-swimmer after she had seen an adult seal, the pup’s mother, in the same area several times. A couple of days later the pup was abandoned by its mother, a natural behaviour once it is…
Monthly Archives: February 2019
The Sark Conservation Commandos were in action again this weekend, taking advantage of the exceptionally stunning weather. They were busy clearing patches of gorse on the Eperquerie that has over-crowded heather, an important species for the silver-studded blue, one of Sark’s most precious butterflies. Picture and text courtesy of Sue Daly.
For more than a week now Sark has seen some wonderfully mild weather with sunshine and blue skies from dawn ’til dusk. Although there may yet be some winter weather to come, there’s a real sense of spring in the air with birds singing and flowers unfurling. The forecasters are predicting that we will be blessed for another few days so, if you’re thinking of a quick trip to the…
The first jumble sale of the year took place at the weekend with, as usual, a good crowd waiting for the doors to open at 2 o’clock. The stalls of books, clothing, bric-a-brac and toys, along with the raffles and tombola raised almost five hundred pounds for the Professor Saint Fund. Pictures by Sue Daly Perusing the bookstall
Sark’s tapestry weaving group have been back at work on the three-part tapestry depicting Sark’s west coast. The project was begun in 2015 and since then many visitors have joined residents in contributing a stitch or two. Tapestry weaving is just one of many arts on offer during Creative Sark, a new fortnight-long celebration of local artisans and produce taking place during this year between the 1st and 15th of…
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