As she prepares to leave her job, the Skomer Island warden has described it as a “once in a lifetime opportunity”.

The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales has recently been looking for somebody to replace Jo Milborrow, who is leaving after two years to seek a new challenge.

Mrs Milborrow said: “The best thing about the job is living on Skomer — it’s such an amazing place, although there are always sacrifices.

‘You are at work 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week.”

As well as being a National Nature Reserve, the island is a Special Protection Area for seabirds, being home to the largest puffin colony in southern Britain along with a range of other rare birds.

In addition to general conservation work, the job requires a range of other skills such as being confident on board boats and managing staff, visitors and media responses.

When asked about the job’s requirements, Mrs Milborrow said: “The experience of working on other nature reserves is important, but you have to be a real people person as well.

“As it is a very exposed place, you have to go out in all kinds of weather to get the job done.”