2 days and nights on the magical Skomer Island!

We are delighted to offer an exclusive 2 day trip to Skomer Island in 2025! Join us with professional wildlife photographer Clive Greenland as we take you on this guided photography tour and wildlife training trip where we get to spend 2 magical days and nights on the island. This promises to be a fantastic experience with some truly unique photography opportunities with the chance to capture puffins at dusk and dawn in the golden hours, Puffins with beaks full of fish, flying to and from the burrows and sitting and walking amongst the summer flowers that coat the island during this time. This is the height of the puffin season when chicks are hatched and feeding so we expect a lots of activity on the island with puffins flying in with beaks of fish. We will also do a night walk so you can experience the sounds of the hundreds of thousands of Manx Sheerwater that come awake after dark.

We head to Skomer on the morning of the 26th June (usually the boat departs at around 9am and we need to be at the visitors centre an hour before departure). We then return to the mainland on the morning of the 28th June spending the night of the 26th and 27th June on the island. The 2 days will be packed with photography from dawn until dusk and after the day visitors depart just before 5pm there will only be 14 of us left on the island (plus any Skomer staff) so it's like having the whole place to ourselves in the evenings and early mornings before 10am. 

The wildlife of Skomer is unique and incredibly special, well known for its Puffins, the island is a bird paradise and includes many other animals such as Manx Shearwaters, Dolphins, Harbour Porpoises, Atlantic Grey Seal, Razorbills, Gannets, Fulmars and the unique Skomer Vole. The island is surrounded by some of the richest waters for wildlife off the British Isles and you can keep an eye out for seals and dolphins. In June 2024 the island saw record numbers of over 43,000 puffins settled on the land and thanks to the hard work of the wildlife trust the numbers on Skomer have been doing well in the last few years. Places are limited to just 6 photographers for this exclusive trip.

Included in the ticket price is the fee for the boat trip to and from the island, 2 nights accommodation and photography tuition throughout the trip plus meals on a half board basis (we will cook a group dinner for everyone each evening and provide some snacks for breakfast).

Clive Greenland is an international award-winning wildlife photographer and his work has been acknowledged around the world in some of the industries leading photo competitions, his articles and images have been published in leading photographic magazines and national newspapers. He has a relaxed approach and a true passion for photography, Clive will be guiding you through the best settings and techniques to capture stunning wildlife images whilst on the island.

An overview of the schedule for the trip:

7:45-8am arrive and park and the team will take your bags down to the jetty for the sailing

9am board the boat to Skomer (timings may change depending on the Skomer boat & weather)

9:15 Land on Skomer, offload bags and head to the hostel to drop off bags and sort our beds and supplies etc

11:30 - 12:00  Head out to capture the puffin colonies (usually we take lunch with us on this day to have out and about)

4pm- head back to the hostel for a break and dinner

6:30/7pm Head out for the sunset session

11pm- night walk if the weather is good

4:30am- an early start for puffins at dawn

7:30 - 11am break & breakfast

11am - head out to the puffin colonies

3pm-6:30/7pm your own time & dinner

7pm- Puffin sunset session

11pm- night walk if the weather is good

4:30am Puffins at dawn

7am-8:30 breakfast & pack up

9am boat departure & head home

(All timings are estimated and are as an example of the kind of schedule to expect and can change due to weather conditions).

The Skomer accommodation is located at the old farmstead in the middle of the island. Accommodation is very limited with only 14 beds available and all are shared dorm style rooms. We have secured one 5 bedroom and one 3 bedroom room for our group. If you would like more information on the accommodation or trip please drop us an email to info@leadinglines.events

A deposit of £200 is taken to secure your place. The remainder of the fee is not due until 26th April 2025 so you can set up monthly instalments or pay on a later date. Deposits & payments made are non refundable unless we can re-sell your place.