Ramsey Island
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Ramsey Island lies one mile offshore of St David's in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Owned by the RSPB, the island has spectacular sea bird cliffs, coastal scenery and heathland. Ramsey has the most important grey seal breeding colony in southern Britain, and is one of the best sites in Wales to see choughs. Other breeding species include ravens, buzzards, peregrines, wheatears, gulls and auks.
The island is uninhabited, apart from a warden (and his wife). Boats sail to the island (7 days a week, Easter-31 October) from St Justinian's on the mainland.
Ramsey Island is surrounded by a number of smaller islands, islets and rocks, including:
- Bancyn-ffald
- The Bishops and Clerks group, including:
- Carreg Rhoson and Maen Rhoson
- Carreg-trai
- Cribog
- Daufraich and Maen Daufraich
- Emsger or South Bishop
- Llechau-isaf and Llechau-uchaf
- Moelyn
- North Bishop
- Carreg-gwylan
- Meini Duon
- The Bitches
- Trwynmynachdy
- Ynys Bery
- Ynys Cantwr
- Ynys Eilun and Pont yr Eilun
- Ynys Gwelltog