The Friends of Skokholm and Skomer
are a group of people who are enthusiastic and passionate about the Islands. We have some hundreds of members from all over Britain and a few from abroad . Mostly we are people who have visited the Islands and want to keep in touch with what is happening.
We support the Islands mainly through donations and volunteering. We organise work-parties, usually in the spring and autumn to maintain and repair the buildings, hides or anything else that needs doing.
The Friends is run by a committee of people who keep the membership in touch, organise the work parties as well as the annual reunion. The reunion takes place in February. This used to be near Cheltenham, but in 2024 we moved to Chepstow. About a hundred people meet up for an update on Island matters by the wardens as well as presentations about other islands. The opportunity to meet up with old friends over a good lunch makes for an enjoyable day.
We produce a small newsletter twice a year. We also keep in touch through email and hopefully through this blog in future. This blog is complementary to the Skomer and Skokholm official blogs and is aimed at the membership of the Friends. We welcome contributions of your experiences, pictures and stories of your visits to the Island.
The Friends of Skokholm and Skomer was founded in 1981 by John Lewis and Steve Sutcliffe, initially to give visitors more insight into how the Islands worked, and to keep people in touch. Work-parties to support the Islands were started. Over the years we have continued this tradition and in recent years promoted and managed the renovation work of the buildings on Skokholm and are now developing an Archives project.
For more information on the islands of Skokholm and Skomer click here to visit the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales website