Shetland Community Wildlife Group logo

Shetland Community Wildlife Group

Our Islands, Our Seas

Tag: Nature

  • Calling all swimmers, divers and snorkellers!

    We are looking for records of rare and important marine life. In Shetland we are very fortunate to have a long and varied coastline, home to a wide variety of marine life. Compared to other parts of the UK, the Shetland coastline is relatively well studied thanks to survey work undertaken to support the building…

  • Introduced Plants in Shetland

    Guest blog by Paul Harvey, Shetland Amenity Trust Around a third of the species of flowering plants that one might come across in the Shetland countryside are not native to the islands. That’s a staggering 300 or so species that were deliberately, or accidentally, brought into Shetland by humans! The majority of these were brought…

  • 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 to help you find and explore many of the accessible woodland areas in Shetland. The guide describes the types of tree species, features such as…