In September 2014, Lundy was designated North Devon's second Dark Sky Discovery Site, in recognition of the low levels of light pollution and good public access.
Under a really dark sky it is possible to see over 1,000 stars and we can even see our own galaxy, The Milky Way, stretching across the sky.
Since 1946 the LFS has published reports on scientific and other work on the island, initially in the Annual Report. Since 2008, academic papers are published in the Journal, whilst the Annual Report continues to report activities on the island, including bird sightings and other entries from the log book. Since the re-accreditation of the Lundy as a member of the bird observatory network in 2023, the LFS Annual Report contains only a summary of bird sightings. The full details are published on the Lundy Bird Observatory website.
Latest edition
The 2025 Annual Report was published in May 2026. The list of contents may be viewed here.
Previous editions
Lists of contents of all the previous editions of the Annual Report and downloads of the contents are available in the Annual Report Archive.
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Many issues of the Annual Report are out of print, but occasionally we have some past issues available for purchase. To enquire about availability please contact the Hon. Secretary, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Contributing to the Annual Report
The bulk of the Annual Report of the Lundy Field Society is written from the observations entered in the LFS logbook kept in the Marisco Tavern on the island. Visitors are encouraged to record their wildlife sightings in this way. Articles, photographs or more detailed species lists from systematic surveys should be sent to the Annual Report Editor, Kathy Weston, by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
In September 2016, to celebrate our 70th anniversary, the Lundy Field Society organised a week of coordinated talks, walks, demonstrations and activities on the island.
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The photos below show some of the activities that took place in this very enjoyable week. Click on each image for a larger version.
The programme for the week can be downloaded here.
Car sticker
A car-sticker is available to show support for the Society. It is printed in burgundy (dark red) on white, self-cling vinyl. That means you can remove it from the car window and there's no sticky residue.
The car-sticker (as illustrated here) is 20cm long by 5cm high. It costs only £1 and you can get one by sending a stamped addressed envelope and a cheque payable to 'Lundy Field Society' to André Coutanche, 14 Queens Road, Bishopsworth, Bristol, BS13 8LB (£2 for two car-stickers etc.). Make sure the envelope you send is at least 20cm long to avoid having to fold the car-sticker.
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The 2018 Annual Report has now been collected from the printers and volunteers from the committee will be stuffing envelopes over the weekend. Copies should be dropping through letterboxes sometime next week.
Bee Cox is busy with the production of the next Bulletin (Discovering Lundy) which should be ready in the New Year.
Don't forget the AGM is on Saturday 14th March 2020 at the Boniface Centre in Crediton. The list of speakers is already taking shape including Sue Sayer who will talk about Lundy's seals. More details will be circulated in February.
Peter Rothwell
We are sad to report the death, on 2 August, of Peter Rothwell. In addition to being a regular visitor to Lundy for many years, he served on the LFS committee from 1999 to 2005 and had recently retired as the Landmark Trust's librarian, looking after the libraries in each of the Lundy properties.
Peter's funeral will be held at Barnstaple Crematorium at 3.00pm on Friday 23 August followed by refreshments. The Lundy Field Society will be represented. Donations in memory of Peter, to benefit Lundy, will be by retiring collection at the service or by care of funeral directors: A D Williams, 31 Portland Street, Ilfracombe (01271 866332). Family flowers only.
Membership survey results
The LFS committee are pleased to be able to share a summary of the results of the recent membership survey. This was discussed at length at our May 2019 committee meeting and has generated some good ideas for how we can better serve our members as well as providing re-assurance that we are doing most things satifactorily. The summary may be downloaded here.