Posted: Mon 14th Mar 2016

‘The Island Dwellers’

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This article is old - Published: Monday, Mar 14th, 2016

The fascinating history of the people who have lived on Skokholm and Skomer Islands will be the subject of a talk at Pembroke Dock Library on March 23rd by David Saunders MBE. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

David, who became the first warden of Skomer Island in 1960, has spent a lifetime in wildlife conservation for which he was awarded a MBE in 2003. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

He will talk about the earliest inhabitants who arrived on foot, Iron Age settlers and Norse adventurers, the medieval rat-catchers and Tudor nobility, the great farming era of the 19th century and the changes of the past hundred years. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

David writes regularly for ‘Bird Watching’ magazine and ‘Natur Cymru’ and has published a number of books including the ‘RSPB Guide to British Birds’. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The talk, entitled ‘The Island Dwellers’, will start at 7pm on Wednesday 23rd March. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The event is free to attend and no booking is required. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

• For more information, contact Pembroke Dock Library on 01437 775 825. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

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David Saunders will be giving a talk at Pembroke Dock Library on March 23rd on the history of the inhabitants of Skomer and Skokholm Islands. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​



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