▁has ▁the ▁small ▁Ble aker ▁Island ▁S ett lement ▁located ▁on ▁an ▁is th mus ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁its ▁length . ▁They ▁built ▁a ▁self - c ater ing ▁c ott age , ▁" C obb ' s ▁C ott age ", ▁and ▁a ▁house ▁there ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁called ▁" The ▁Out look ", ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁they ▁added ▁a ▁new ▁house , ▁called ▁" C ass ard ▁House ". ▁They ▁employ ▁a ▁far ming ▁couple ▁who ▁live ▁there . ▁ ▁Wild life ▁The ▁northern ▁half ▁of ▁Ble aker ▁Island ▁is ▁a ▁National ▁Nature ▁Reserve ▁– ▁being ▁designated ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 7 9 ▁species ▁of ▁flow ering ▁plant ▁have ▁been ▁identified ▁on ▁Ble aker ▁Island . ▁ ▁Flora ▁includes ▁the ▁yellow ▁and ▁dog ▁orch id , ▁and ▁lady ' s ▁sli pper . ▁ ▁A ▁stretch ▁of ▁several ▁kilometres ▁of ▁the ▁east ▁coast ▁is ▁veget ated ▁by ▁stands ▁of ▁t uss ac ▁grass . ▁ ▁The ▁island ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁wild life ▁including ▁southern ▁sea ▁l ions ▁with ▁some ▁visit ing ▁southern ▁ele ph ant ▁se als . ▁ ▁Norway ▁r ats ▁were ▁accident ally ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁island ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁They ▁have ▁now ▁spread ▁throughout ▁the ▁island ▁and ▁onto ▁First , ▁Second ▁and ▁Third ▁Islands . ▁Over gra zing ▁was ▁a ▁problem ▁but ▁reduced ▁gra zing ▁pressure ▁is ▁helping ▁the ▁slow ▁reg ener