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As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, Becky - our Marine Biodiveristy Officer -shares her love of the big blue and how connecting with our seas and oceans provides tangible benefits to our mental wellbeing, outlining some simple ways you can reconnect and adopt a ‘blue mind'‘.
Read MoreToday Europe’s largest military exercise, Joint Warrior, begins in the Hebrides. HWDT have long-standing concerns about the impact of these activities on whales, dolphins and porpoises. Find out more about our concerns and what we are doing about it here.
Read MoreSuccessfully completing an arduous swim from the Isle of Mull to Oban on the evening of Friday 7 May was just the start of a ‘summer of endurance’ for James Armour, who is raising funds for HWDT
Read MoreYou can help us to conduct research by taking part in the Big Give campaign! Every pound that you donate will be DOUBLED by the Big Give Green Match Fund, helping us to collect crucial data on the whales and dolphins in our waters!
Read MoreIt is a vital time for marine life in Scotland as the sun begins to shine with increasing ferocity and our seas begin to warm. Seabirds have returned to breed after a long winter at sea, wildflowers have begun to bloom and whales have been spotted back in our waters!
Read MoreLast year with the help of contributions from members of the public, we were able to survey OVER 4,100 km of Hebridean seas, helping us to continue to protect cetaceans in the Hebrides in the midst of a global pandemic.
Read MoreHebridean Adventures is supporting us to protect whales and dolphins on Scotland’s west coast and will be working to contribute sightings for our research programme, raise awareness of our work and encourage visitors to get involved with HWDT’s conservation projects.
Read MoreConnecting young people with their marine environment inspires future stewardship. During British Science Week, we engaged with over 350 pupils all across Scotland, sharing knowledge of the whales and dolphins seen off our coasts and championing pathways for working in conservation.
Read MoreWith a year in lockdown just passed, we look back at some of the most memorable encounters of whales and dolphins off Scotland’s west coast over this time.
Read MoreDue to the current UK government guidelines and expected continuation of restrictions we have made the difficult decision to cancel all research expeditions until the end of May.
Read MoreWe are delighted to introduce Katherine, our new boat manager, to the HWDT team. Read all about why she is so excited about joining the team and setting sail onboard Silurian…
Read MoreThanks to the extraordinary effort of citizen scientists across Scotland, a humpback whale spotted last summer off the Scottish west coast has been spotted this week in the Firth of Forth on the east coast!
Read MoreFind out more about this amazing opportunity for schools in Scotland to work with HWDT online and discover more about careers in marine science and conservation!
Read MoreToday we welcome the Scottish Government announcement on the designation of four new Marine Protected Areas (MPA) for minke whale, basking shark and Risso’s dolphin in Scottish waters, which will protect areas of critical habitat for these species.
Read MoreThe Hebridean Whale Trail has won the Coasts and Waters award at the prestigious Nature of Scotland Awards 2020.
Read More2019 marked our 25th year of operation. Our 2019 Annual Report is out now and celebrates what you have helped us to achieve.
Read MoreDiscover more about HWDT’s new digital resources for schools, based around our acclaimed ‘Floating Classroom’ workshops.
Read MoreThe final acoustic survey of the season monitored Joint warrior, Europe’s largest military exercise, to help us understand the impact these activities have on cetaceans in the Hebrides.
Read MoreJoin Tierney and Katie as they undertake a cycling adventure in the west of Scotland, visiting as many Hebridean Whale Trail sites as possible
Read MoreFive different species of cetaceans were recorded on our third acoustic survey in some spectacular encounters!
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