Wildfire risk
With wildfire risk currently extremely high, we urge visitors to take extra care by avoiding any activity that could start a fire and immediately reporting any signs of smoke or fire to 999 to help protect people and wildlife. Please note, some of our nature reserves are closed due to wildfires, please check before you travel.
Advice on wildfire preventionThu 30 July 2026 12:00 Days out
Ramsey Island
St DavidsClosedSee opening timesA whole island to explore in one day! Take a boat trip from near St Davids and spend a few hours walking around the island. You’ll be amazed by the views. Seals come to pup on the remote beaches in late summer.
About
Ramsey Island is a Welsh wonder. This dramatic offshore island has cliffs that rise up to 120 metres, the perfect place for breeding seabirds, flocks of Choughs and breeding Peregrines. In late summer and autumn Grey Seals pup on all the island's beaches. Take a walk along the coastal heathland and enjoy the wildlife, admiring spectacular views across the Irish Sea.
We look after the reserve to create the ideal conditions for the wildlife that calls it home.
Ramsey is a Special Protection Area for Chough and keeping the grassland short helps these birds to find insect food. We sometimes have a flock of Welsh Mountain Sheep that helps us with grazing.
The small shallow pools in Ramsey's heathland are home to several nationally or internationally important plant species. Keeping the ponds open and the edges shallow is key and a small herd of red deer help us with this.
At a glance
Pay and display parking is available at St Justinians during the summer months.
Access to Ramsey Island is by boat. Contact Thousand Island Expeditions 01437 721721 for the latest advice on parking and park and ride options.
There are no accessible toilets on the reserve. Nearest facilities at Oriel Y Parc Car Park in St David’s.
There are no baby changing facilities on the reserve. Nearest facilities at Oriel Y Parc Car Park in St David’s.
The reserve is not accessible to pushchairs.
The reserve is not accessible to wheelchairs.
Gender neutral compost toilets are available a five-minute walk (up a set of 20 steep steps) from the harbour.
BBQs are a fire risk, endangering other people and the precious wildlife and habitats here. They are not permitted on the reserve at any time.
Assistance dogs are welcome in all parts of the reserve.
Sorry, dogs are not permitted on most of the reserve, except assistance dogs, due to the sensitive wildlife and habitats here.
We know that the countryside is a dog walking paradise. It’s important to remember the special surroundings here are wonderful havens for rare wildlife. Even if dogs are very well behaved, wildlife can easily become startled by a dog they perceive as a predator.
Disturbing wildlife does more than simply causing it to move away; it uses up their energy, decreasing their chance of survival regardless of season. Thank you for protecting the special wildlife by not exercising your dog here.
See what’s here
Book in advance
Visitors must book in advance via Thousand Islands Expeditions. Visit the website here, call on 01437 721721 or email info@thousandislands.co.uk.
Contact Ramsey Island
ramsey.island@rspb.org.uk Ramsey Island, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, SA62 6PY