Piel Island, Cumbria
Yodare Island of The Week No.20 Piel Island
Piel Island with the Lake District as a backdrop There is evidence of human occupation on Piel island spanning at least the last 3000 years. Piel Island was probably visited…
Spot the Island!
Yodare Island of the Week No.19 – Denny Island
The "Pimple" on the Bristol Channel - Denny Island Appearing like a small "pimple" on the chocolatey brown waters of the Bristol Channel Denny Island marks the boundary between Wales…
Sailing Hayling Island on the 75th Anniversary of D Day
Yodare Island of the Week No 18 – Hayling Island
Hayling Island lies just to the East of Portsmouth on the South coast of England and is the third largest island in England by area and the fifth largest by…
Yodare Island Of The Week 17 – St Michael’s Mount
Located in Mounts Bay, Cornwall, St Michael's Mount has a stunning location and an intriguing history. During the 6th century, before a castle was built, according to legend, the island …
Yodare Island Of The Week 16 – Godrevy Island
Godrevy Island lies at the Eastern edge of St Ives Bay in Cornwall. It's 12 acres is home to seagulls, oystercatchers, pipits and seals, but it is probably best known…
Yodare Island of the Week 15 – The Solent Forts
So what are the Solent Forts and why are they included in the Yodare Islands challenge? Well the definition of an island for the challenge is permanently visible at high…
Yodare Island of the Week 14 – Havergate Island
Suffolk's only island, Havergate Island is a haunting island surrounded by mysterious relics of the cold war. Encircled by the River Ore the island consists of salt water lagoons, salt marsh,…
Yodare Island of the Week 13 – The Quirky Thorpeness Meare
A blog about a lake (Meare) - how does that fit in with Yodare's island challenge? Well whilst researching lakes with islands on them Thorpeness Meare came up and I…
Yodare Island of the Week No. 12 Scolt Head Island
An off shore barrier island – that’s a new type of island for Yodare – Scolt Head Island is right at the top of Norfolk and is home to numerous…
Haunted causeways and rock and roll. The eclectic Osea Island
Yodare Island of the Week No. 11 – Osea Island – Rock and Roll Island Resort!
Located in the estuary of the Blackwater River in Essex, Osea Island is probably the most musical of the Yodare islands having links with the Sugababes, Amy Whitehouse and the…