Best Job in the World (British version)

So you heard about the caretaker job for the Australian island? Perhaps the climate was a little too tropical for you? If it was, why not check out this position a Puffin Warden on the slightly more temperate island of  Skomer.

Your new neighbours? © USFWS (via flickr)

Skomer, two miles off the Pembrokeshire coast, has no blazing sunshine, coral reef or exotic wildlife.
But to those who want the great escape, it is closest Britain has to a desert island paradise.

It has no mains water, no electricity, no roads, shop, or pub, and is separated from the mainland by Jack Sound, one of the most treacherous stretches of water off the British coast.

It is inhabited by puffins, manx shearwaters, kittiwakes, razor bills and guillemots, along with thousands of wild rabbits.
It even has its own unique species – a tiny creature called the Skomer Vole which is not found anywhere else in the world.

The island is carpeted by bluebells throughout the spring and surrounded by a marine reserve, rich in sealife, including dolphins and porpoises.

And the new warden will live in a clifftop bungalow in the heart of the island’s main puffin colony.

I think the idea of no electricity makes the idea of having a little nano reef pretty much impossible. Oh well.

Source: Telegraph.co.uk