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This specially produced video starts in the small fishing village of Saint Dogmaels and follows the coast path southwards around the coast to Amroth. The official start of the path begins alongside a slipway in Saint Dogmaels, but for the first few miles it is not a path at all, as the route runs along the road to Poppit Sands, and it is here that the footpath that will take us over 400 stiles and 100 bridges really begins.
Pembrokeshire is a bird watcher's paradise and this video-guide will take you high above spectacular cliffs that are crammed with nesting birds. The area boasts several nature reserves and included in the guide is a visit to the internationally renowned seabird colony of Skomer Island. Weather permitting, the Island is open to the public from Easter to October with sailing's from Martins Haven on Tuesday - Sunday inclusive. Skomer is managed by the Wildlife Trust West Wales and the island is home to colonies of Guillemots, Fulmars, Razorbills, Kittiwakes and Puffins.
The Island also boasts about 160,000 breeding pairs of Manx Shearwater. Unfortunately the birds live in underground burrows during the night or stay far out to sea in the daytime. Unless you stay overnight in one of the Trust's chalets you will not get to see them!
Skomer is a blaze of colour in summer months. During April and May the centre of the Island is covered in bluebells that give way to large swathes of pink Sea Campion in June and July. Later in the year purple heather stands out resplendent against the golden bracken.
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