Silurian and her crew soak up some iconic Scottish scenery winding their way through spectacular sea lochs in between the cloud-capped mountains, well known castles and sail through the Corryvreckan, enjoying some wonderful porpoise sightings and frolicking common dolphins along the way.
Read about our recent educational activities on Mull, Iona and on Ardnamurchan. Our education programme brings marine science to life, championing our vitally important Hebridean seas and encouraging outdoor and hands-on learning.
Our first Teen Expedition of 2019, was totally unexpected, completely extraordinary and a huge amount of fun! Thanks to our six young, enthusiastic citizen scientists and some very settled weather, we sailed an impressive 232 nautical miles over five days, recording a whopping 123 sightings of 455 marine animals.
Join us for our weekly blog as we share experiences from sites along the Hebridean Whale Trail - this week we dive into the seas at the southern tip of the Trail as Jenny takes us on an adventure around Arran’s coast.
Join us for our weekly blog as we share experiences from sites along the Hebridean Whale Trail - this week, an update from Ardnamurchan, with Tierney and Milo enjoying the opportunity to explore the peninsula.
Join us for our weekly blog as we share experiences from sites along the Hebridean Whale Trail - this week we meet Jenny, the ranger for Wester Ross and hear about some of her recent activities around Gairloch.
Join us for our weekly blog as we share experiences from sites along the Hebridean Whale Trail - this week Tierney and Milo’s blog is a love letter to Ardnamurchan; the places, people and wildlife that have made them feel at home.
A variety weather conditions kept us on our toes for the latest research expedition. Six species of marine mammal were encountered: common dolphin, minke whale, harbour porpoise, grey and common seal and on our last morning a pod of 15 bottlenose dolphin!
Citizen science is key to better understanding mobile species like bottlenose dolphins. Rian Harris, our Education and Photo-ID Volunteer, has been undertaking some dolphin detective work to uncover the movements of some of the Inner Hebrides community.
Join us for our weekly blog as we share experiences from sites along the Hebridean Whale Trail - this week Sylvia joins us from Kilt Rock on the Isle of Skye where she is regularly found whale watching as a volunteer for WDC Shorewatch.
A warm welcome to one of the new members of the team, Hannah, who is part of our 2019 volunteer team. Here Hannah gives an account of her first trip out with Sea Life Surveys to collect Photo ID images
Join us for our weekly blog as we share experiences from sites along the Hebridean Whale Trail - this week Tierney and Milo talk about the amazing marine life, community and culture of Ardnamurchan and how these have made their first month of volunteering a dream come true!
A warm welcome to Maja, one our incredible Outreach and Research Volunteers for 2019. Here Maja shares some her experiences so far, as well as discussing her motivation for moving out to Mull and dedicating her summer to conservation with use here at hWDT.
Join us for our weekly blog as we share experiences from sites along the Hebridean Whale Trail - this week we dive into National Whale and Dolphin Watch!
The seventh expedition of the summer season concentrated on the northern and western reaches of our survey area, with ten species of marine mega-fauna encountered, including: basking shark, bottlenose dolphin, common dolphin, Risso’s dolphin, white-beaked dolphin, minke whales, harbour porpoise, grey and common seals.
The identity of a group of nine killer whales off Scotland’s west coast, encountered during the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust’s annual marine research expeditions last year, remains a mystery, despite extensive research and a flurry of sightings of killer whales in the Hebrides over recent weeks.
Join us for our weekly blog as we share experiences from sites along the Hebridean Whale Trail - this week Tierney and Milo share their update from Ardnamurchan Lighthouse.
Our much loved research vessel, Silurian, received some mid-season maintenance, Bruce Crawford who joined the team to lend a helping hand tells us what they’ve been up to on board…
Join us for our weekly blog as we share experiences from sites along the Hebridean Whale Trail - this week Trudi shares her wildlife highlights from the Isle of Rum
Join us for our weekly blog as we share experiences from sites along the Hebridean Whale Trail - this week Tierney and Milo talk about their first week in post as the new Ardnamurchan Lighthouse volunteers.