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Lundy Island

Lundy
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Map of Lundy with inset maps of British Isles and Bristol Channel
Area of Search Devon, England
Grid reference SS135460
Interest Biological
Area 445 ha (1,100 acres) or
4.45 km2 (1.72 sq mi)
Notification 1987
Lundy North Lighthouse
Lundy Island North lighthouse.jpg
Lundy North Lighthouse
Lundy is located in Devon
Lundy
Devon
Location Lundy Island
Bristol Channel
England
Coordinates 51°12′06″N 4°40′38″W / 51.201719°N 4.677257°W / 51.201719; -4.677257
Year first constructed 1897
Automated 1985
Construction brick tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper’s house
Markings / pattern white tower and lantern
Height 17 m (56 ft)
Focal height 48 m (157 ft)
Current lens Orga Rml 302 SA rotating beacon with 6 position lampchanger
Intensity 16,154 candela
Range 17 nmi (31 km)
Characteristic Fl W 15s.
Admiralty number A5616
NGA number 6244
ARLHS number ENG 074
Managing agent

Trinity House

Lundy South Lighthouse
De nieuwe vuurtoren van Lundy.jpg
Lundy South Lighthouse
Location Lundy Island
Bristol Channel
England
Coordinates 51°09′43″N 4°39′21″W / 51.162043°N 4.655758°W / 51.162043; -4.655758
Year first constructed 1897
Automated 1985
Construction brick tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper’s house
Markings / pattern white tower and lantern
Height 16 m (52 ft)
Focal height 53 m (174 ft)
Current lens Orga Rml 302 SA rotating beacon with 6 position lampchanger
Intensity 13,000 Candela (South)
Range 15 nmi (28 km)
Characteristic Fl W 5s.
Admiralty number A5618
NGA number 6248
ARLHS number ENG-075
Managing agent

Trinity House


Lundy is the largest island in the Bristol Channel. It lies 12 miles (19 km) off the coast of Devon, England, in the district of Torridge, about a third of the distance across the channel from Devon, England to South Wales. Lundy gives its name to a British sea area and is one of the islands of England. Lundy has been designated by Natural England as national character area 159, one of England's natural regions.

In 2007, Lundy had a resident population of 28 people, including volunteers. These include a warden, ranger, island manager and farmer, as well as bar and house-keeping staff. Most live in and around the village at the south of the island. Most visitors are day-trippers, although there are 23 holiday properties and a camp site for staying visitors, mostly also around the south of the island.

In a 2005 opinion poll of Radio Times readers, Lundy was named as Britain's tenth greatest natural wonder. The entire island has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and it was England's first statutory Marine Nature reserve, and the first Marine Conservation Zone, because of its unique flora and fauna. It is managed by the Landmark Trust on behalf of the National Trust.

The name Lundy is believed to come from the old Norse word for "puffin island" (Lundey), lundi being the Old Norse word for a puffin and ey, an island, although an alternative explanation has been suggested with Lund referring to a copse, or wooded area.


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