We are very excited to launch our programme of events for 2022 in collaboration with loads of great local organisations so come along for a nature adventure around Shetland!
Click the poster to download of copy of our complete summer programme or scroll down for more details of each event…
European Maritime Day Celebration
Sunday 5th June 10am-4pm
Sumburgh Head Lighthouse and Visitor Centre
Come and celebrate Shetland’s historic and natural maritime heritage.
Guided walks- Cultural Heritage Tours-Whale and Dolphin Watches- Family Activities and Crafts- Seabird Discovery Stations- Displays and more!
Click HERE to go to the event webpage to find deatails of all the activites and book onto a guided walk
Discover Shetland’s Sharks and Skates
Saturday 2nd July 10.30am-1.30pm
Ness Boating Club and Westvoe Beach

Come along to the Ness Boating Club to learn all about the sharks and skate that live in the seas off Shetland. We will have an eggcase workshop to help you identfy and report your eggcase finds, interactive displays, crafts and games.
Then head to West Voe beach for a real live eggcase hunt!
Wildflower Walk
Sunday 3rd July 11am-3pm
Meet at the Sumburgh Hotel car park at 11am
The natural heritage team at Shetland Amenity Trust will be taking us on a guided walk up the west coast to Sumburgh Head and back over Compass Head to Grutness finishing back at the Sumburgh Hotel at 3pm.
Although we will be majoring on wild flowers we will also keep an eye out for birds, mammals and insects.
This is a FREE event but booking essential, all under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.
Moderate fitness required as it is a 5km round walk with some steep stretches.
There will be a lunch break at the Lighthouse, you can choose to take a packed lunch with you and relax outdoors or dine in at the popular Unken Kaffee (please note the cost of lunch is not covered).
Peerie Pollinators
Thursday 21st July. Drop in between 12-3pm
Lerwick Flower Park
Join Shetland Amenity Trust and ourselves for family fun in the Lerwick Flower Park, exploring the wonderful world of pollinators, from moths & butterflies to bees & hoverflies, and picking up tips on how you can look after them.
To find out more about Bumblebees and Butterfly species found in Shetland, download our handy ID guides HERE


Magical Moths
Monday 8th Aug 10am-1pm
Meet at the Crofthouse Museum, Boddam
We will take a short walk to a garden to examine the contents of moth traps that have been set the previous night. Local experts, Paul Harvey and Rob Fray will help you identify a broad range of moth species and see how a moth trap works.
This is a FREE event but booking essential, all under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.
