Help safeguard Hebridean whales, dolphins and porpoises by supporting our conservation efforts.
Become a member of the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust, adopt an animal, make a donation or leave a lasting legacy so that together we can make a difference.
Our research and engagement programmes are sustained by our supporters. We rely on your generosity to continue our work to ensure cetaceans are protected and valued throughout the Hebrides.
PLEASE NOTE THAT AS OF 19 DECEMBER 2023 ONWARDS, NEW MEMBERSHIP AND SPONSORSHIP PACKS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED UNTIL MONDAY 08 JANUARY 2024
MEMBERSHIP
Our members are at the centre of the HWDT supporter network. Regular monthly or annual giving helps to maintain our vital long standing projects.
From £2 per month
sponsor an animal
For animal lovers what better way to support our work than by sponsoring an animal? Choose either a minke whale or killer whale from Scotland’s seas.
From £4 per month
DOnate
Ideal for those looking to donate larger sums, give once, or support HWDT for the first time. Your support is vital and we look after every penny.
Your choice of amount
LEAVE A LEgacy
Leaving a gift to HWDT in your will is a touching way to support our work conserving Scottish cetaceans for generations to come.
Get in touch
What have we achieved with your support?
Surveyed 100,000+ km of seas on Silurian
Visited schools on most of the inhabited islands in the Hebrides
Influenced positive policy change to protect endangered cetaceans and basking sharks
PROVIDED EVIDENCE FOR Marine Protected Areas across north-west Scotland
Membership
Join today and be part of a community of people dedicated to safeguarding the future of the Hebridean marine environment.
PLEASE NOTE THAT AS OF 19 DECEMBER 2023 ONWARDS, NEW MEMBERSHIP PACKS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED UNTIL MONDAY 08 JANUARY 2024
The difference your support will make
Individual Member - £2 a month (£24 annual)
Means our team can continue to survey the Hebrides collecting vital data on whales and dolphins.
Family Member - £4 a month (£48 annual)
Will allow us to visit a remote island community to encourage stewardship of this special marine environment.
Benefactor member- £10 a month (£120 annual)
Provides an educational day on board our floating classroom, Silurian, for local schoolchildren.
What do new members receive?
Welcome letter
Hebridean whale and dolphin ID guide
Annual supporter magazine, Wave (online)
Quarterly e-newsletter
Early access to research expedition bookings.
Dolphin pin badge (x2 for family membership)
Whale pin badge (exclusive for benefactor members)
Reusable HWDT shopping bag (exclusive for family and benefactor members)
Hebridean Marine Mammal Atlas: part 1 (exclusive for benefactor members)
Please note, joining packs can only be sent to UK addresses
Your contribution is vital to helping us realise our conservation goals - we wouldn’t have achieved what we have without our dedicated supporters.
Sponsor An Animal
PLEASE NOTE THAT AS OF 19 DECEMBER 2023 ONWARDS, NEW SPONSORSHIP PACKS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED UNTIL MONDAY 08 JANUARY 2024
HOW CAN YOUR SUPPORT HELP?
We need your support to continue our vital work to conserve whales and dolphins.
HWDT have been tracking migratory minke whales and resident killer whales in the Hebrides since the Trust was first founded in 1994. Many animals have been individually identified and are now catalogued and monitored by our team.
£48 per year (£4 a month) annual sponsorship
£60 single year sponsorship
WHAT DO NEW Sponsors RECEIVE?
Personalised sponsorship certificate
Species factsheet
Mounted photograph of your chosen animal
Hebridean whale and dolphin ID guide
Annual sponsorship update (online)
Annual supporter magazine, Wave (online)
Quarterly e-newsletter
Early access to research expedition bookings.
Please note, joining packs can only be sent to UK addresses
KILLER WHALE (ORCA) pod
The West Coast Community of killer whales is unique amongst the different populations found in the north eastern Atlantic. Numbering only eight individuals - four males and four females - they have never produced any calves and don't interact with other killer whale groups. In fact, they are about a metre bigger than other orca found in the area and are thought to prey exclusively on other cetaceans (notably porpoise and minke whale!). More famous members include John Coe and Comet. Unfortunately, Lulu - the ninth member - perished in January 2016.
Minke Whales
Kasey
Kasey was first photographed in 2000 and has been seen every year since then. Kasey is easy to recognise, due to a very distinctive dorsal fin with three triangle-shaped nicks along the edge.
Knobble
Knobble was first photographed in 2002 and has been seen in the Hebrides every year since then. Knobble has a very distinctive dorsal fin which looks like it has been 'nibbled' at the edges.
Donate
You can make a monetary donation online using our secure server or you could send us a cheque (made payable to 'HWDT') to:
HWDT, 28 Main Street, Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Scotland, PA75 6NU
If you wish to make a one off donation using your credit or debit card please click the link below to proceed to our secure server.
Leave a legacy
Leaving a gift to HWDT in your will is a touching way to support our work to conserve cetaceans for future generations.
Get in touch with our team for advice on how to leave a lasting legacy. Call us on 01688 302620 or email info@hwdt.org.