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Looe Island
Small island nature reserve off Cornwall, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Looe Island (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.
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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.