Posts tagged scottish wildlife
Not spotting a whale makes for meaningful whale watching

It’s official, we’re now in Spring!  The longer days and (hopefully) fairer weather are welcome and thoughts may be turning to outdoor adventures.  When you’re out on a headland, gazing out over the big blue in the hopes of seeing a fin break the surface, can spotting nothing be just as rewarding? 

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Exploring the new Whale Track app and website

Just in time for Spring, as spotting conditions improve and the wildlife begins to arrive in larger numbers around local shores, we have released a new and improved Whale Track app. Here we explore five new features of Whale Track.

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Seen a fin? send it in! – Scottish charity urges public to report whale and dolphin sightings in Hebrides

The Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust (HWDT) are calling on members of the public to get involved with efforts to protect Scottish whales and dolphins by reporting what they’ve spotted and carrying out surveys from both land and sea. The appeal comes as the conservation charity launches its new and improved Whale Track community sightings app and website.

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Exciting Upgrades Boost Conservation

Adventure beckons as the summer field season on board our research vessel, Silurian, kicks off this weekend. But before we raise the anchor and set sail, we’d love to share some of the exciting developments we’ve made over the winter with support from the NatureScot Nature Restoration Fund.

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Tales from the Trail: Tiumpanhead Lighthouse

Join us for our Tales from the Trail blog; this week, Steve Dodd shares his love of Tiumpanhead Lighthouse - arguably one of the best land based whale watching sites in the UK, if not Europe!

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*PRESS RELEASE* New Hebridean Whale Trail launches on Scotland's spectacular west coast

Celebrating the launch of the spectacular Hebridean Whale Trail: showcasing Scotland’s west coast as a world-class destination for spotting cetaceans from land and promoting sustainable, low-impact marine wildlife watching from land, to benefit local communities and champion conservation of the Hebrides’ globally important marine wildlife and environment.

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