As a ten year old child, I spent a marvelous week on Lundy (an island in the middle of the Bristol Channel) in the company of my mother’s 18 year old psychology students, one of whom was to go on and become a famous film star. Bizarre but true.
The so called “Puffin island” (which is thought to have derived from the Norse language; Lundi being Norse for a puffin and ey, an island) is home to a whole host of breathtaking flora and fauna. The seas around it are also teaming with wildlife, in part due to being protected by a Marine Conservation Zone, designed to help preserve important habitats and species.
Following the success of the first zone around Lundy, a partnership project, joint funded by DEFRA, Natural England and JNCC wants to protect more of the sea around England, and is asking sea lovers across the country to nominate their favourite areas in need of conservation that will become the next Marine Conservation Zones.
