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Shetland Nature Festival 2019 Programme Shetland Amenity Trust Shetland Nature Festival 2019 incorporating European Geoparks Week Programme of Events 6th to 14th July Shetland Nature Festival "Shetland has a wild magic all of its own... The Shetland Nature Festival celebrates this magic and encourages everyone to get out there, explore and enjoy the world around them." - Simon King Shetland Nature Festival is a celebration of Shetland’s unique and often amazing natural heritage. The festival aims to make Shetland’s incredible wildlife accessible to people of all ages, abilities and interests, and this is reflected in the wide range of events and exhibitions on offer. Shetland Amenity Trust organises the Shetland Nature Festival in partnership with Scottish Natural Heritage, RSPB and Shetland Islands Council, North Atlantic Fisheries College and Shetland Bird Club. Find updates on our website, or follow us on Facebook where up-to-date news of event changes will be published, as well as any new additions to the schedule. www.shetlandnaturefestival.co.uk Shetland Nature Festival Shetland UNESCO Global Geopark UNESCO Global Geoparks showcase the beauty and diversity of planet Earth in extraordinary places across the world. UNESCO Global Geoparks are sites and landscapes of international geological significance, which are managed in a way that promotes sustainable tourism that respects both local people and the traveller as well as geological, natural, cultural and intangible heritage. Shetland Nature Festival is run in partnership with European Geoparks Week, a Europe-wide festival aimed at raising public awareness of geoconservation and promoting geological heritage through a range of activities and events. www.geoparkshetland.org SATURDAY 6th JULY NOSS OPEN DAY Visit the island of Noss. A National Nature Reserve, famous for its seabird colonies. Travel across to the island by inflatable and partake in a whole range of family events. Sandwiches and drinks available to purchase. When & Where: 1200 - 1600 Meet at Noss carpark Free shuttle bus between Bressay ferry terminal and Noss car park from 1100-1700, zodiac across Noss Sound Price: Free Drop in A CROFT IN HARMONY WITH NATURE An opportunity to join Chris Dyer on an exclusive family-friendly nature tour at Garths Croft, Bressay. The croft focuses on native and heritage breeds. Oats and wild bird seed are sown to attract wildlife to the croft and the hay meadows contain a diverse array of wild flowers. When & Where: 1000 -1200 & 1300 - 1500 Garths Croft, Bressay From the ferry, follow the main road until the shop. At the crossroads, turn right Garths croft is the signposted track on the left after the left turning to South Ham. Price: £10.00 Adult £5.00 Under 16 Book direct on 07748926454 or e-mail [email protected] COASTEERING Explore Shetland’s coastline from a unique perspective both in the sea and on the shore. Age 16+ Meet at St Sunniva Street Stores, Lerwick. When & Where: 1000 - 1600 Location to be decided on the day Price: £45 Booking required Wetsuits provided Book events online at www.thelittleboxoffice.com/sat or telephone 01595 694688 SUNDAY 7th JULY Sumburgh Head Open Day Guided walks, painting, whale watch, children’s activities 1000 - 1700 Day ticket £6.00 includes all activities GUIDED WALK - MEET SUMBURGH’S SEABIRDS Join local experts to learn about the seabirds around the Head. When & Where: 1045 & 1315 (one hour long) Sumburgh Head Limited places - book on the day MURAL PAINTING Help local artists Howard Towll and Dirk Robertson paint a large mural. When & Where: 1200 – 1600 Sumburgh Head Drop in GUIDED WALK - THE SUMBURGH STORY A guided walk around the Sumburgh Visitor Centre. When & Where: 1200 & 1500 (one hour long) Sumburgh Head Limited places - book on the day WHALE WATCH Join Karen Hall as she looks for whales and dolphins. When & Where: 1400 – 1600 Sumburgh Head Drop in PEERIE BIRDERS Find out some funky facts about seabirds When & Where: 1045 & 1430 (one hour long) Sumburgh Head Drop in GUIDED WALK - SEABIRD MONITORING AT SUMBURGH HEAD How we do it and what its told us - guided walk with Will Miles (SOTEAG). When & Where: 1430 -1600 Sumburgh Head Limited places - book on the day Where not specified, events do not require booking. U16s must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Please note that all walks are across rough and potentially boggy ground so please dress appropriately and in particular wear suitable footwear. SUNDAY 7th JULY GUIDED WALK - THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SUMBURGH HEAD Walk from the Sumburgh Hotel to Sumburgh Head to search for birds and flowers with a little bit of geology. When & Where: 1030 & 1230 Meet at Sumburgh Hotel car park Price: £5.00 Booking required BEGINNERS OR IMPROVERS GUIDE TO BOTANICAL DRAWING Learn to draw plants under the expert tutelage of Diane Garrick. (Over 14s only) When & Where: 0930 – 1600 Aister Studio, Aithsetter, Cunningsburgh Price: £40.00 (includes lunch and materials) Booking required GUIDED WALK - FLADDABISTER THROUGH THE AGES Accompany local expert, Douglas Halcrow, to find out the history of Fladdabister and see what wildlife is encountered enroute. When & Where: 1045 -1400 Meet at Cunningsburgh Hall Price: £10.00 (includes coffee and home bake at the Cunningburgh History Hut) Booking required CUNNINGSBURGH HISTORY HUT OPEN AFTERNOON Drop by and see the latest exhibitions from the Cunningsburgh History Group. When & Where: 1400 – 1700 next to Cunningsburgh Hall Price: Free No booking required THE WORLD OF SEABIRDS - SHETLAND AND BEYOND TALK BY WILL MILES A look at the world of seabirds on Shetland and further afield, including their biology and behaviour, their appeal to people, and how they feature in art and stories. When & Where: 1930 – 2100 Shetland Museum & Archives Auditorium Price: £5.00 Booking preferable, tickets can also be purchased on the door (subject to availablility) Where not specified, events do not require booking. U16s must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Please note that all walks are across rough and potentially boggy ground so please dress appropriately and in particular wear suitable footwear. MONDAY 8th JULY NAFC Marine Centre Open Day Showcasing the marine environment of Shetland with exhibitions in the foyer. When & Where: 0900 - 1700 NAFC Marine Centre, Scalloway Price: Free Drop in INTRODUCTION TO MARINE ECOLOGY WORKSHOP Join the marine scientists at NAFC Marine Centre to learn all about marine ecology! Get close to some of the marine creatures in the labs and learn all about their behaviour and habitats. When & Where: 1000 - 1300 NAFC Marine Centre, Scalloway Price: £40.00 adult £25.00 under 16s Booking required ROCKPOOLING FOR BAIRNS Bring your nets and buckets and lets go rock pooling to see what we can find. When & Where: 1000 - 1130 Sandsayre, Sandwick Price: Free No booking required Children must be accompanied by an adult. GUIDED WALKS HOW TO LOOK FOR OTTERS Join a local expert on a hunt for these beautiful but very elusive creatures. When & Where: 1000 – 1300 Meet at Lunna Kirk Price: £5.00 Booking required ARCHAEOLOGY OF FETHALAND Discover the archaeology of Fethaland with archaeologist Val Turner. When & Where: 1100 – 1500 Meet at Isbister, North Roe Price: £5.00 Booking required Bring a packed lunch FAIR ISLE’S WILDLIFE AND HERITAGE Join the Fair Isle Bird Observatory Ranger for one of the Isle’s most popular walks, looking at the wildlife, culture and history of Britain’s remotest inhabited Isle. When & Where: 1200 – 1600 Meet at Fair Isle airstrip Price: Free No booking required THE EAGLE’S LAST STRONGHOLD - SHETLAND’S GUILT IN A NATIONAL EXTINCTION TALK BY IAN TAIT Come and find out what happened to Shetland’s sea eagles When & Where: 1930 – 2100 Shetland Museum & Archives Auditorium Price: £5.00 Booking preferable, tickets can also be purchased on the door (subject to availablility) Book events online at www.thelittleboxoffice.com/sat or telephone 01595 694688 MONDAY 8th JULY SHETLAND SEABIRD TOURS NATURE FESTIVAL SPECIAL TO NOSS Join Shetland Seabird Tours for a spectacular trip around Noss at a special discounted rate as part of the Nature Festival. When & Where: 1230 – 1500 Meetat Victoria Pier, Lerwick Price: £40.00 Adult £20.00 14 and under Book direct on 07767872260 FAMILY COASTEERING Explore Shetland’s coastline from a unique perspective both in the sea and on the shore. Family day but under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. When & Where: 1000 - 1600 Location to be decided on the day Meet at St Sunniva Street Stores, Lerwick Price: £45.00 Booking required Wetsuits provided Book events online at www.thelittleboxoffice.com/sat or telephone 01595 694688 TUESDAY 9TH JULY Shetland Crofthouse Museum Open Day Life on the croft and so much more. When & Where: 1000 - 1700 Crofthouse Museum, Boddam Price: £3.50 Adults £1.50 Under 16 Drop in FROM PEATLAND TO PEAT STACK, HOW PRISTINE IS YOUR BOG? Sue White and Ian Tait will run a series of talks, demonstrations and childrens activities on the topic of peats. When & Where: 1100 – 1300 & 1400 - 1600 Crofthouse Museum, Boddam Price: Included in entry fee Drop in GUIDED WALK - GEOLOGY AND COASTAL FLOWERS Wildlife walk with a particular emphasis on whats under your feet. When & Where: 1300 - 1700 (optional shorter walk finishes at 1500) Crofthouse Museum, Boddam Price: Included in entry fee Booking on the day at the crofthouse MOTHS AND MINIBEASTS Come see the moths we have caught in our traps and search for minibeasts around the crofthouse. There will be art materials available to sketch drawings of the wildlife and scenery around the crofthouse When & Where: 1100 - 1500 Crofthouse Museum, Boddam Price: Included in entry fee Drop in SHETLAND’S MARINE ENVIRONMENT TALK BY NAFC STAFF Come join the staff of NAFC Marine Centre UHI and hear about their work in the marine environment. When & Where: 1900 – 2030 NAFC Lecture Theatre Price: £4.00 Pay on the door Where not specified, events do not require booking.
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