Category: Current Projects
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New Zealand Flatworm Survey 2020
We are teaming up with the fantastic and very experience Orkney Field Club (OFC) for this project. It is one that everyone across Shetland can get involved in in their own garden/allotment. We would like you to tell us about sightings of the invasive NZ Flatworm (and indeed earthworms) to find out more about their…
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Big Seaweed Search
Whilst you are enjoying a stroll along the beach or rock pooling with the kids, why not take a few minutes to look a bit closer at the seaweed. The first thing you may notice is the array of different colours: reds, browns and greens and the many varied shapes. The British Isles are perfect…
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Shetland Shark and Skate Eggcase Hunt
If you have access to the coast and head there as part of your daily exercise we would like you to keep your eye out for shark and skate eggcases or ‘mermaids purses’ as they are often known. Why not get the kids involved too! The shark and skate species around Shetland produce these eggcases…
Shetland Community Wildlife Group 