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Explore 18 protected areas in Falkland Islands, rated across 10 categories

The most southerly of the Falkland Islands, a 1.72 km² island designated a National Nature Reserve in 1965. Owned by the Falkland Islands Government, the island supports large colonies of black-browed

Beauchene Island

A dynamic sandy beach and coastal wetland 40 km south-west of Stanley, designated as one of the Falklands' two Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance. The site encompasses beach, freshwater lakes

Bertha's Beach

A 21 km² island off south-east Lafonia, the southern peninsula of East Falkland, with a National Nature Reserve covering its northern portion. The island is an Important Bird Area supporting Magellani

Bleaker Island

The most northerly point of East Falkland, a working farm with a designated National Nature Reserve at the tip of the peninsula. Dense tussac grass covers the extreme point and provides habitat for sl

Cape Dolphin

A 19 km² privately owned island in the north-west Falklands, kept entirely free of rats and cats since the McGill family settled there in the 1960s. The absence of predators allows exceptional densiti

Carcass Island

One of the Jason Islands group, owned by the Falkland Islands Government as a National Nature Reserve. The island was briefly stocked with sheep between 1967 and 1971, but has since recovered and is m

Elephant Jason Island

A low-lying 3.6 km² tussac island believed to be the largest island in the Falklands never to have been grazed by domestic animals, owing to the difficulty of landing. The island is owned by the Falkl

Flat Jason Island

The largest island of the Jason Islands group at 14 km², owned by the Wildlife Conservation Society as a private nature reserve. Grand Jason has varied terrain of steep cliffs and high plateaux dissec

Grand Jason Island

A sheltered crescent of white sand on the Cape Pembroke peninsula, 11 km from Stanley. The site is the most accessible Magellanic penguin colony from the capital, with birds nesting in underground bur

Gypsy Cove

A kidney-shaped islet 16 km from Stanley, almost entirely cloaked in mature tussac grass. The island is one of the best examples of pristine tussac habitat in the Falklands and is an Important Bird Ar

Kidney Island

The westernmost permanently inhabited island in the Falklands and the largest site managed by Falklands Conservation. The southern half was granted Sanctuary Status in 1993 and designated a National N

New Island

A National Nature Reserve at Chartres on West Falkland, containing the largest area of fachine shrubland habitat in the Falkland Islands. The 2,300-acre reserve is filled with metre-high fachine shrub

Patricia Luxton

The fourth-largest island in the Falklands at 131.6 km², lying north-west of West Falkland. The Neck spit in the north-east hosts one of the most diverse seabird colonies in the archipelago: 11,000 pa

Saunders Island

The southernmost inhabited island of the Falklands and a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance. The 9 km² island supports southern elephant seals (the largest breeding colony in the archipelago),

Sea Lion Island

A private nature reserve owned by the Wildlife Conservation Society and one of the most significant seabird sites in the South Atlantic. Steeple Jason's west-facing cliffs host the world's largest col

Steeple Jason Island

Two small tussac-grass islands (North Twin and South Twin) designated as a National Nature Reserve and Key Biodiversity Area. South Twin covers approximately 15 hectares and North Twin approximately 8

The Twins

A headland on the east coast of East Falkland hosting the islands' largest king penguin colony. The white-sand beach at Volunteer Lagoon supports over 1,000 breeding pairs of king penguins alongside g

Volunteer Point

A privately owned 12.55 km² island with the highest sea cliffs in the Falklands, rising to 381 m at Cliff Mountain. Originally called Albatross Island, it hosts approximately 2,000 breeding pairs of b

National Parks in Falkland Islands

Top 10 Parks in Falkland Islands

Saunders Island

Sea Lion Island

New Island

Steeple Jason Island

Volunteer Point

West Point Island

Kidney Island

Beauchene Island

Carcass Island

Bleaker Island

Top Parks by Category

Top 10 Parks for Uniqueness in Falkland Islands

Steeple Jason Island

Volunteer Point

Beauchene Island

New Island

Sea Lion Island

Grand Jason Island

Saunders Island

Carcass Island

West Point Island

Kidney Island

All Parks (18)

Saunders Island

Sea Lion Island

Volunteer Point

Steeple Jason Island

New Island

West Point Island

Kidney Island

Beauchene Island

Carcass Island

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