Skomer, PemBrokeshire, WaLes

P-p-pick up a puffin (not literally) in Pembrokeshire, home to the largest colony in southern Britain. Around 31,000 of these beautifully beaked birds make their home on the island of Skomer. Adults flock here in late March, ready for egglaying season in April, and visitors can take a day trip, or stay overnight between 2 April and 30 September 2019.

Where to stay Old Farm on Skomer, from £30pp; welshwildlife.org/ skomer-skokholm/skomer/overnightaccommodation-on-skomer.

Or Crug Glas Country House is just a short drive away, near St Davids, with rooms from £150pn; crug-glas.co.uk