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==Profile== [[File:The Jetty, Lundy.jpg|thumb|right|Lundy's jetty and harbour]] Lundy is the largest island in the [[Bristol Channel]]. It lies {{convert|19|km|nmi|0|order=flip}} off the coast of [[Devon]], England,<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/marine-conservation-zone-2013-designation-lundy |title=Marine conservation zone 2013 designation: Lundy |website=Government UK |publisher=Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Joint Nature Conservation Committee and Natural England |access-date=3 March 2015}}</ref> about a third of the distance across the channel from [[Devon]] to [[Pembrokeshire]] in Wales. Lundy gives its name to a [[Shipping Forecast#Region names|British sea area]].<ref>Collyer, Peter (1998) ''Rain Later, Good: illustrating the Shipping Forecast''. Bradford on Avon: Thomas Reed {{ISBN|0-901281-33-6}}</ref> Lundy is included in the district of [[Torridge District|Torridge]] in Devon. In 2007, it had a resident population of 28 people. These include a warden, a ranger, an island manager, a farmer, bar and housekeeping staff, and volunteers. Most live in and around the village at the south of the island. Visitors include [[day-tripper]]s and holiday makers staying overnight in rental properties or camping.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lundy Island |url= https://www.visitdevon.co.uk/northdevon/explore/villages-towns/lundy-island/ |access-date=9 February 2024 |website=Visit North Devon & Exmoor}}</ref> In a 2005 opinion poll of ''[[Radio Times]]'' readers, Lundy was named as Britain's tenth greatest natural wonder.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 August 2005 |title=Caves win 'natural wonder' vote |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/mid_/4735935.stm |access-date=25 January 2024 |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref> The island has been designated a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]]<ref name="SSSI">{{cite web |title=Lundy SSSI citation sheet |work=Natural England |url= http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1001042.pdf |access-date=5 September 2007}}</ref> and it was England's first statutory [[Marine nature reserve|Marine Nature reserve]], and the first [[Marine Conservation Zone]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Lundy Marine Conservation Zone |url= http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/marine/mpa/lundy.aspx |publisher=Natural England |access-date=28 May 2014}}</ref> because of its unique flora and fauna.<ref name="lmcz" /> It is managed by the [[Landmark Trust]] on behalf of the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stratton |first=Mark |date=18 September 2023 |title=The tiny British island still stuck in a wonderful, bygone era |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/lundy-is-a-tiny-british-island-stuck-in-a-bygone-era/ |access-date=25 January 2024 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref>
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