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Looe Island nature reserve (Cornish: Enys Lann-Managh, meaning Island of the Monk's Enclosure), also known as St George's Island, and historically St Michael's Island is a small island nature reserve[1] a mile from the mainland town of Looe off Cornwall, England. The island and its foreshore belongs to the charity, Cornwall Wildlife Trust.
According to local legend, Joseph of Arimathea landed here with the Christ Child.[2] Some scholars, including Glyn S. Lewis, suggest the island could be Ictis, the location described by Diodorus Siculus as a centre for the tin trade in pre-Roman Britain.[3]
The island is now owned and managed by the Cornwall Wildlife Trust charity where access[4] (including landing on the foreshore and flying of drones over the island)[5] is carefully managed for the benefit of wildlife and landing is only possible via the Cornwall Wildlife Trust authorized boat operator. The waters around the island are a marine nature reserve[6] and form part of the Whitsand and Looe Bay Marine Conservation Area[7] (VMCA). First established in 1995, the Whitsand and Looe Bay Marine Conservation Area covers nearly 5 km of coastline[8] and aims to protect the coastal and marine wildlife around Looe.
- ^ "Visit Looe Island | Cornwall Wildlife Trust".
- ^ Clensy, David (2006), Island Life: A History of Looe Island - pp. 15, Lulu.com, ISBN 9781411689176
- ^ Lewis, Glyn (January 2008). Did Jesus Come to Britain?: An Investigation into the Traditions That Christ Visited Cornwall and Somerset. p. 24. ISBN 9781905570157.
- ^ access to Looe island Archived 22 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Getting to the island | Cornwall Wildlife Trust".
- ^ "Looe Island Nature Reserve". Cornwall Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "Looe Voluntary Marine Conservation Area". Looe Marine Conservation Group. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "Looe VMCA map" (PDF). Cornwall Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.