This beautiful moth was photographed outside the Visitor Centre at the end of August. The Hummingbird Hawk Moth flies and feeds by day. This small but beautiful creature has a wing span of only 5cm, has a white spotted abdomen and orange hindwings. Their wings beat so quickly they become a blur, darting from flower to flower, unfurling its proboscis to feed: its easy to see how they acquired their…
Monthly Archives: October 2019
Following an overall win in the Floral Guernsey Competition in 2018 Sark was awarded a place in the National Finals this year. Around eighty finalists were chosen from 1600 communities which competed in local competitions. It was announced at the RHS awards evening at the Royal Horticultural Halls in London this evening that Sark Community Blooms, representing not only Sark but also the Bailiwick of Guernsey, was awarded the high…
SARK FEST 2020 is back 10-12 July 2020 Tickets on sale now through Eventbrite.Co.Uk For a limited time early bird special discounted tickets available at only £70 for adult full weekend tickets (full price £80), so get in early to be part of what promises to be another fantastic festival on the beautiful Dark Sky Island of Sark. www.sarksf.com The Sarkfest 2020 will be a three day music based festival…
Parlour Apt. at Clos de la Tour Set in the centrally located yet quiet, secluded gardens of Clos de la Tour the 4 star, gold award winning PARLOUR APARTMENT is close to The Avenue, most beaches, cliff paths and local eateries. Visit our website at www.closdelatour.gg for more details and photographs, or to book online. Situated on the ground floor of the original granite cottage, the newly refurbished, cozy Parlour…
There were some four-legged members of the congregation on Sunday for an outdoor gathering at St Peter’s Church where the annual service of thanksgiving for pets and animals was held. The Seigneurie donkeys, Florence and Ruby, made their first official public appearance where they met the famous sheep Persil and dogs of all shapes and sizes, and Robin and Mia read poems that they had written about animals. The service…
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2020 Sark Scarecrow Competition
July 11, 2020