An island off the coast of the Llyn Peninsula is looking for new wardens after a family who moved to manage it were forced to return home after an accident on their first day.

Ned and Sophie Scharer were chosen as wardens of Bardsey Island – Ynys Enlli – two miles off the Llyn Peninsula after the island advertised the £25,000-a-year job last year.

But the couple had to leave the “wonderful opportunity” after their son badly injured his leg in a fall on the first full day of their new life.

The job is now being readvertised by the Bardsey Island Trust.

The Scharers set off in February for the three-year role after being selected from 50 applicants.

Yet just a day after arriving on the island – a national nature reserve – 10-year-old Sam slipped and fell on rocks and had to be airlifted to hospital.

With Mrs Scharer remaining at the family home in Llanrwst while Sam had treatment for his injuries, looking after the island and its visitors proved too much.

The family said it was a “shame” to leave, but that they were “left with no choice”.

Bardsey Island Trust is now seeking two new island wardens to manage the island for the next three years.

The wardens, who have an annual salary of £25,000 with accommodation thrown in will also recruit and manage the volunteers who help out on the island.

The trust said candidates must be physically fit, comfortable with periods of isolation and capable of taking on a “challenging but rewarding opportunity to live in a unique part of Wales”.