| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
  Location within Isles of Scilly | |
| Location | Cornwall |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SV850070 |
| Coordinates | 49°52′13″N 6°24′02″W / 49.8702°N 6.4006°W |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 62.7 hectares (0.627 km2; 0.242 sq mi) |
| Notification | 1971 |
| Natural England website | |
The Western Rocks (Cornish: Karregi Gorlewen)[1] are a group of uninhabited skerries and rocks in the south–western part of the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom, and are renowned for the numerous shipwrecks in the area and the nearby Bishop Rock lighthouse. In 1971, the rocks and islands were designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest for their breeding sea birds.[2] Landing on the islands is both difficult and discouraged and there are few published records of visits by naturalists.[2][3]
- ^ "Akademi Kernewek - Henwyn Tyller".
- ^ a b "Western Rocks" (PDF). Natural England. 5 December 1986. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ Parslow, Rosemary (2007). The Isles of Scilly. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-220150-6.