▁ ▁The ▁east ▁coast ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁is ▁character ised ▁by ▁low ▁cl iffs , ▁inter sp ers ed ▁with ▁sand ▁and ▁p eb ble ▁be aches ▁and ▁g ul ches ▁and ▁is ▁directly ▁exposed ▁to ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean . ▁ ▁The ▁island ▁has ▁several ▁large ▁p onds ▁and ▁the ▁most ▁impress ive ▁beach ▁is ▁the ▁ ▁' S andy ▁Bay '. ▁ ▁History ▁Ble aker ▁Island ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁sheep ▁farm ▁for ▁over ▁a ▁hundred ▁years . ▁The ▁island ▁was ▁managed ▁by ▁Arthur ▁C obb , ▁a ▁locally ▁well - known ▁agricult ural ist ▁and ▁amateur ▁natural ist , ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁who ▁wrote ▁a ▁book ▁on ▁the ▁subject , ▁containing ▁forty ▁six ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁black ▁and ▁white ▁photograph s . ▁ ▁The ▁low ▁aspect ▁of ▁the ▁Island ▁resulted ▁in ▁many ▁ship - w re cks ▁off ▁the ▁Island ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁five ▁ship - w re cks ▁on ▁Ble aker ▁Island ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁quarter ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁famous ▁of ▁these ▁was ▁the ▁French ▁tall ▁ship ▁' C ass ard ' ▁w reck ed ▁on ▁the ▁southern ▁tip ▁of ▁the ▁Island ▁carrying ▁a ▁cargo ▁of ▁coal ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁Island ▁has ▁been ▁run ▁as ▁an ▁organ ic ▁sheep ▁and ▁cattle ▁farm ▁by ▁Mike ▁and ▁Ph yll ▁R end ell ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁and