Shetland Porpoises in the Spotlight: volunteers and drone footage give new insight into porpoise behaviour
Our brilliant volunteers have now been completing surveys for Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) since September 2021 at dedicated survey sites in Quendale Bay, Mousa Sound and South Nesting Bay as…
Shetland’s Marine Meadows
Under our shallow seas are hidden meadows of grass, these seagrasses play important ecological roles in marine ecosystems. But more recently, these unassuming plants of the sea have been noticed…
Inside a Shetland Rockpool
Rockpooling can be a fun activity for the young, and not so young alike. There is a huge variety of species in this very changeable habitat. Many species have developed…
Secrets of the Strandline
Beachcombing can be a really fun activity; I always get a feeling of excited anticipation when I step onto a beach as I never know what I might find. And…
Why Record?
Paul Harvey- Shetland Biological Records Centre Kate Allan- UHI Shetland This is a question that we often get asked – why are you bothering to record that? What’s the point?…
Books, books, books!
We have selected a fantastic array of books by local and national authors and publishers that will give you an insight into the wildlife in our islands and help you…
Woodland Areas in Shetland
Shetland is not known for its trees, but you may be surprised at how many plantations and woodland areas there are doted around the isles. We have created a guide…
Gardening for Bumblebees and Butterflies
It is National Gardening Week this week (27th April- 3rd May) so we thought we would share some ideas of plants that grow wel lin Shetland gardens which are a…
Delve into the World of Hoverflies….
…with this new ID guide by Rebecca Nason A local naturalist and wildlife photographer, Rebecca has a passion for hoverflies and has recently created a leaflet to help people identify…
Hedgehog Hibernation
Our British hedgehogs have recently been classified vulnerable to extinction on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List as it is estimated that there are less…
A Gaggle of Geese: ID tips for the geese of Shetland
There are a number of different goose species that visit Shetland, the most common being the Greylag Goose which has become a resident species in recent years with a number…
Bird Ringing
The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) co-ordinate the bird ringing scheme for Britain and Ireland. Each year around 900,000 birds are ringed over 2,600 trained ringers. Ringing allows for the…
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