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The Isles of Scilly were featured on the TV programme Seven Natural Wonders as one of the wonders of South West England. Since 2007 the islands have featured in the BBC series An Island Parish, following various real-life stories and featuring in particular the newly appointed Chaplain to the Isles of Scilly.
The Isles of Scilly, comprising the civil parish and ward of Bryher, shown in red. Bryher is one of the five civil parishes of the Isles of Scilly, which are also wards. The civil parish and ward include several uninhabited islands and rocks, including the Norrard Rocks, Gweal, Zantman's Rock and the Crim Rocks (the westernmost place of England ...
Isles of Scilly Climate Overview: The Isles of Scilly have a maritime climate characterized by mild winters and cool summers, heavily influenced by the surrounding Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf Stream. Mean temperatures for the warmest months (summer) are around 16–20°C (61–68°F), and for the coldest months (winter), they are typically 7 ...
Bartholomew's map "Scilly Isles" This is a list of the islands in the Isles of Scilly. Inhabited islands There are five inhabited islands of the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, United Kingdom (six if you count the tidal island of Gugh which is separated from St. Agnes at high tide). Name Image Coordinates Population Area (hectares) Elevation (metres) Bryher 49°57′14″N 6°21′22″W SV876361 ...
The Eastern Isles (Cornish: Enesow Goonhyli, islands of the salt water downs) are a group of twelve small uninhabited islands within the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, part of the Scilly Heritage Coast and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) first designated in 1971 for its flora and fauna.
Isles of Scilly in 3000 BC: The lower sea level meant that the archipelago formed one large island with a fertile plain.. A 2009–13 joint study titled The Lyonesse Project: A Study of the Coastal and Marine Environment of the Isles of Scilly was commissioned by English Heritage and carried out by the Historic Environment Projects, Cornwall Council, with a team of academics, local experts ...
The platform cairns on St Helen's make up a large amount of the total 387 surviving cairns on the Isles of Scilly, and so have been registered as an ancient monument. The remaining Bronze Age cairn field on the island consists of four ring cairns on the slight north-west facing slope.
In 2013, the Isles of Scilly Seabird Recovery Project was set up by a number of organisations including the RSPB and the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust. The five-year project aims to keep the islands of St Agnes and Gugh free of the brown rat ( Rattus norvegicus ), in order to assist the survival of breeding sea birds, which lost 25% of their ...