

ADDRESSING YOUR CONCERNS
A planning application has been submitted for a temporary 15m long ‘demo’ fence. To read the application click here
The fence is the only solution to stop the threats that Puffins face in Jersey.
Jersey puffins and other wildlife are at risk of extinction. Their threats on land – rats, ferrets, cats – can be stopped with a special fence. This is currently the only feasible, sustainable, and realistic solution – and is already working well in island nations like New Zealand and Hawai’i.
It will be 100% paid for by donations made specifically for this project
The money will not come from the taxpayer. This project will be funded with donations from individuals and organisations who want to save the puffins and other seabirds at Plémont.
It will look like a barrier and we will do our best to blend it with the landscape.
It will be two meters tall, approximately one mile long, placed alongside the cliffs and below the coastal footpath, so you will be able to see it from above.We will try to mitigate its visual impact with the right colours and materials, but it will still have some visual impact on the landscape.
BBC News
26 March 2009
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Plans to help halt puffin decline
Jersey Evening Post
15 Oct 2009
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Ferret threat to our indigenous bird and animal populations
Jersey Evening Post
26 September 2018
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Measures planned to halt falling number of puffins
ITV News
25 June 2020
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Warning over puffin numbers on Jersey’s north coast
BBC News
7 April 2021
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Boats and kayaks in Jersey urged not to disturb nesting puffins
Jersey Evening Post
7 April 2021
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Leave nesting puffins in peace say members of wildlife support project
Rural Magazine
8 April 2022
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Puffins return to island breeding cliffs
Bailiwick Express
25 July 2022
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‘We can’t take it for granted that this colourful seabird will keep returning’
BBC World News
26 July 2022
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Puffin fence ‘could save birds from Jersey exctinction’
ITV News
26 July 2022
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New campaign launched to save Jersey’s puffin population
Jersey Evening Post
5 March 2023
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Plans to build a fence on Jersey’s north coast to protect puffins
Sitting on the Fence?
To find out more about the Seabird Reserve project and the predator fence? Why not read this booklet which contains a lot of interesting and factual information about their decline and what we can do to help them reestablish their populations around our coastline.
CLICK HERE to read more
#The Seabird Trail
Why not walk the wonderful Seabird Trail from Plémont and Grève de Lecq and enjoy the splendour of these breathtaking coastal views. See how many species of native seabirds you can spot soaring above the cliffs or swimming and diving for food in the waters below? The Walk is approximately 2.7km and takes around 2 hours, although that depends on how many seabirds you spot!
CLICK HERE to read more
Why not click here for further information about Birds on the Edge?...
BBC News
26 March 2009
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Plans to help halt puffin decline
Jersey Evening Post
7 April 2021
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Leave nesting puffins in peace say members of wildlife support project
ITV News
26 July 2022
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New campaign launched to save Jersey’s puffin population
Jersey Evening Post
15 Oct 2009
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Ferret threat to our indigenous bird and animal populations
Rural Magazine
8 April 2022
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Puffins return to island breeding cliffs
Jersey Evening Post
5 March 2023
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Plans to build a fence on Jersey’s north coast to protect puffins
Jersey Evening Post
26 September 2018
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Measures planned to halt falling number of puffins
Jersey Evening Post
25 July 2022
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New puffin rescue plan
Channel 103
6 March 2023
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Predator proof fence could save Jersey puffins
ITV News
25 June 2020
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Warning over puffin numbers on Jersey’s north coast
Bailiwick Express
25 July 2022
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‘We can’t take it for granted that this colourful seabird will keep returning’
UK Birdguides
8 March 2023
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Plans for predator-proof puffin fence on Jersey