Jersey, British crown dependency and island, the largest and southernmost of the Channel Islands, lying south of England’s coast and 12 miles (19 km) west of the Cotentin peninsula of France. Its capital, St. Helier, is 100 miles (160 km) south of Weymo
Join a local resident to walk among the oyster and mussel beds in the Royal Bay of Grouville, followed by the opportunity to sample fresh Jersey Oysters at The Seymour Pub and Restaurant. Hear about the modern cultivation of shellfish in Jersey - the biggest oyster beds in the British Isles...
From 933 until 1204AD the Channel Islands belonged to the Duchy of Normandy. When Normandy was lost to France during the reign of King John, Jersey chose to remain loyal to the English Crown. To this day Islanders owe their allegiance not to the British government but to the Queen of Engl...
Jersey(jûrˈzē), island (2005 est. pop. 90,800), 45 sq mi (117 sq km), in the English Channel, largest of theChannel Islands, which are dependencies of the British crown. It is 15 mi (24 km) from the Normandy coast of France and SE of Guernsey.Saint Helier, the capital, ...
The conference, which finishes on Monday, is paying particular attention to the British experts from the Eric Young Orchid Foundation in the parish of Trinity in Jersey, Channel Islands. Exotic flowers get special stamps; COLLECTING Small, 2 La Formis Cottage, La Formis, Rozul, St Martin, Je...
The Channel Islands were the only part of the British Isles to be occupied by German forces in WW2. The Occupation has left an extraordinary legacy on Jersey, with hundreds of concrete bunkers, walls and tunnels ringing the coast and scattering the island’s interior. Download the Geotourist ...
Visit Jersey. The island break. An island shaped by the sea where some of the most astonishing tides in the world circle the coast and feed the land.
On Jersey (British Channel Islands), common toads often reproduce in small, urban ponds. This atypical breeding strategy has implications for their persistence and they have declined on the island in recent times. We used polymorphic microsatellite markers to compare genetic diversity in Bufo bufo ...
Hear about the modern cultivation of shellfish in Jersey - the biggest oyster beds in the British Isles - and the fascinating history of the oyster fishery, which in the 19th century was a major industry. from £13 Booking needed Jan 19 2025 ‐ Feb 02 2025 Website More info add...
Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands – a quaint part of the British Isles tucked quietly away by the northern French coast. Despite its proximity to mainland Europe, Jersey is an English-speaking, British pound-using country that certainly identifies more with its Northern Anglo neighbour...