Lundy is a small island, just 5 km (3 miles) long by 1.2 km (0.75 miles) wide, in the outer Bristol Channel, approximately 11 miles off the nearest point of north Devon (Hartland Point). It sits as a flat-topped lump of rock The main routes of access by boat are from either Bideford or Ilfracombe, although a helicopter service runs over the winter period from close to Hartland Point.

The island has been owned by the National Trust and managed by the Landmark Trust since 1969. For over 75 years, members of the Lundy Field Society have undertaken studies of the island's wildlife, its history, geology and archaeology, both above and below the waves - so a lot is known about this little place in the middle of the sea!

The island is famed for its colonies of Atlantic puffins and Manx shearwaters; the endemic Lundy cabbage plant; its 45 Scheduled Monuments (historic buildings and archaeological sites of national importance); its history as the haunt of pirates; its 200+ shipwrecks which have come to grief on its rugged coastline; for the tallest lighthouse in Britain above sea level (although it hasn’t been operational for over 125 years); for its grey seals; and for its wealth of colourful marine life hidden beneath the waves.