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!
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For those fishing fanatics, why not pack your rod and bring it to Sark. With miles of rocky coastline, it’s a great place to fish from the shore. We have some fantastic bays to fish in with rocks and reefs, a variety of species for you to tick off your list and a deep water harbour which is particularly good to fish from at night. It’s not just the locals…
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…
To relax, renew and rejuvenate mind, body and soul, book a treatment with qualified complementary therapist Lynn Marie in her calming therapy studio. Whether its a whole or part body massage, reiki or aromatherapie, you will leave feeling peaceful and serene. Why not ask Lynn to teach you to do a DIY face-lift or head massage. A great gift to take away from Sark to treat yourself and others. Book…
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…
There are splashes of brightly coloured flowers emerging all over La Seigneurie Gardens hinting that spring is well and truly on its way. In the next month or so the wild spring flowers will be pushing through. The best time to see them in their full multi-colour glory is mid-April. We will be holding our Wild Flower Fortnight between 20th April to 4th May, during this time you can join…
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…
The Chief Pleas building was originally the boys school and was used in 1942 to teach both boys and girls the German language during the Occupation. Chief Pleas, the equivalent of Parliament, originally made up of the Seigneur and the Tenants (owners of the tenements of land) sat for the first time in 1579. They administered justice as Jurats (Justices of Peace) but in 1583 the Chief Pleas acknowledged Guernsey…
The Visitor Centre was originally built as a Girls School by Seigneur Ernest Le Pelley in 1841, completing the project which had been envisaged by his brother Pierre Le Pelley in consultation with his good friend Rev Cachemaille, which was to use to the best advantage for Sark’s community the surplus of money being generated by the new silver mining venture. The School mistress was to be appointed by the…
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Awaiting Spring’s New Arrivals
January 14, 2021