A sustainable future for Lundy

Lundy is owned by the National Trust and managed by the Landmark Trust. The two charities have worked together since 1969 to restore and protect all that is cherished and special about Lundy. Every day visit and every overnight stay helps to secure the future of the island and its landscape, buildings and wildlife.

Wind and solar energy by 2027 

We are installing wind and solar infrastructure on Lundy to power the island with green energy. The plans to move Lundy onto more renewable energy are progressing well with the target of 2027 still anticipated. The National Trust has various consultants undertaking geo-physical surveys and tests to ensure the planned solar array and wind turbine have adequate support, cabling and power. The new combined heat and power (CHP) system is a highly efficient process which captures heat that would normally be a by-product from the three generators to provide hot water via heating loops to all the properties in Lundy village. 

Plastic-free status 

We are acutely aware of environmental sustainability as all resources have to be brought over by boat. We have upgraded our water treatment plant so that we are self-sufficient – using rainwater and no longer reliant on importing 32,000 plastic bottles of water a year from the mainland. We are very proud to have achieved 'plastic free' status on Lundy; we ask guests to take all their plastic away with them and we recycle as much of the rest as we can.

Wildlife conservation 

We are constantly working to protect the flora and fauna on Lundy. Since 2002 our work in partnership with the RSPB, Natural England and National Trust on the eradication of invasive rats has been rewarded by a tripling of the total number of breeding seabirds. Puffins now number 375, from a low of just 13 birds, and pairs of Manx shearwaters have risen from 297 to 5,504. In Autumn 2019, Landmark signed a new 50-year lease with the National Trust, which owns the island. The lease solidifies each organisation’s commitment to continuing to care for Lundy, ensuring that its special character and the experience which so many cherish can continue.

We also provide free accommodation for the volunteers of the Lundy Field Society. They undertake conservation tasks including the removal of invasive plant species to encourage the revival of our unique native plant, the Lundy cabbage.