This page showcases some of Shetland’s best wildlife and gives you an idea what to look out for each month. Click on the posts below to find out more…….
- February Highlights
The light is starting to creep out earlier and hang around a bit longer each day but it still feels very much… Read more: February Highlights - January Highlights
With the excitement of the festive season behind us it is easy to slip into the winter blues. Getting out amongst nature… Read more: January Highlights - December Highlights
It is the darkest month of the year with the shortest day soon upon us, the good news however is they will… Read more: December Highlights - November Highlights
Winter storms are well and truly here to batter the last remaining leaves from the trees and bushes. Hedgehogs and frogs will… Read more: November Highlights - October Highlights
The autumn bird migration is now in full swing. This month will bring a mass arrival of thrushes including migrant Blackbirds, Redwings,… Read more: October Highlights - September Highlights
It is starting to feel very autumnal now we are into September. The sun seems to be only glimpsed on occasion, the… Read more: September Highlights - August Highlights
The sun is still shining (some of the time) and summer is still in the air but the wildlife will be starting… Read more: August Highlights - July Highlights
Things are really looking their best this month, with gardens, verges and heather moorland all looking lush and starting to flower. This… Read more: July Highlights - June Highlights
The Simmer Dim is here, days are at their longest and Shetland’s wildlife is at its busiest, feeding and looking after their… Read more: June Highlights - May Highlights
There is certainly a lot more life around in Shetland at the moment, lambing is in full swing and I’ve been seeing… Read more: May Highlights - April Highlights
In April the days are getting longer, and signs of spring are starting to show. Spring bulbs are flowering, birds are starting… Read more: April Highlights - March Highlights
It feels like we are starting to emerge out of the winter, the days are getting longer, the clocks spring forward and… Read more: March Highlights
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