This article is about the island of Lundy, England. For other uses, see Lundy (disambiguation).
Lundy
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location
Devon, England
Grid reference
SS135460
Interest
Biological
Area
445 ha (1,100 acres) or 4.45 km2 (1+3⁄4 sq mi)[1][2]
Notification
1987
Lundy is an English island in the Bristol Channel. It forms part of the district of Torridge in the county of Devon.
About 3 miles (5 kilometres) long and 5⁄8 mi (1 km) wide, Lundy has had a long and turbulent history, frequently changing hands between the British crown and various usurpers. In the 1920s, the island's owner, Martin Harman, tried to issue his own coinage and was fined by the House of Lords. In 1941, two German Heinkel He 111 bombers crash landed on the island, and their crews were captured.
In 1969, Lundy was purchased by British millionaire Jack Hayward, who donated it to the National Trust. It is now managed by the Landmark Trust, a conservation charity that derives its income from day trips and holiday lettings, most visitors arriving by boat from Bideford or Ilfracombe. A local tourist curiosity is the special "Puffin" postage stamp, a category known by philatelists as "local carriage labels", a collectors' item.
As a steep, rocky island, often shrouded by fog, Lundy has been the scene of many shipwrecks, and the remains of its old lighthouse installations are of both historic and scientific interest. Its present-day lighthouses are fully automated, one of which is solar-powered. Lundy has a rich bird life, as it lies on major migration routes, and attracts many vagrant as well as indigenous species. It also boasts a variety of marine habitats, with rare seaweeds, sponges and corals. In 2010, the island became Britain's first Marine Conservation Zone.
^"Lundy". Devonbirds. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
^"Devon.gov.uk". Archived from the original on 20 March 2012.
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