Following the piblication of the Scottish Government’s route map to lifting lockdown restrictions, HWDT have taken the difficult decision to cancel our public activities until mid-August
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Today provides an opportunity for us to celebrate the extraordinary marine biodiversity we have in the Hebrides and to recognise the importance of our continued mission to protect it.
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John Coe and Aquarius were seen swimming into Strangford Lough, Co. Down in Northern Ireland on Friday. Every sighting of these individuals is crucial in advancing our understanding of the west coast community! If you’ve seen killer whales on the west coast, we’d love to hear about it.
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It’s Mental Health Awareness Week, so we thought we’d share our experience of working with the excellent Highlands & Islands Connections project, run by Support in Mind Scotland.
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The sun shone down as we set sail for the last winter survey of the season. Six volunteers from the local community joined us on board as we surveyed waters to the north of Mull
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Wild weather extended into February as we set out for our latest winter survey. We encountered all types of weather as we surveyed the waters to the east of the Isle of Mull, with snow showers and hail storms broken up by sunny spells.
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Following the latest developments and government advice on the Coronavirus pandemic, HWDT have taken the difficult decision to cancel our public activities until the end of June.
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Following the change in the UK Government’s Coronavirus social distancing advice announced on Monday (16.03.2020) we have made the difficult decision to cancel or postpone many of our charitable activities, including cancelling all research expeditions until 15th May.
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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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Emma Critchley and Lee Berwick’s new installation, The Space Below explores the global issue of underwater acoustic pollution. Emma spoke to us about The Space Below and shares her experience creating the installation.
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Record numbers of volunteers took part in research expeditions organised by the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust last year, helping to launch a new year-round programme of monitoring marine mammals and basking sharks in the Hebrides.
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2019 marks a very special year for HWDT as we surveyed the Hebridean seas every single month for the first time in our history! Recently Silurian completed surveys in November and December with magic minke whale and Christmas killer whale encounters!
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Join us for our Tails from the Trail blog as we share experiences from sites along the Hebridean Whale Trail - this week Chloe, the Glengorm Wildlife Ranger shares why Glengorm is so special.
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We couldn’t believe our luck as we scanned the flat calm seas whilst bathed in sunshine during our latest winter survey. Sunglasses were a must and some members of team team had to get the sunscreen out!
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A look back on our Education Team’s achievements in 2019.
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Heather Beaton, RSPB Warden for the Uists, relects on her visit to the stranded sperm whale at Luskentyre Beach.
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It was another incredible summer season on board our research vessel Silurian. We covered an impressive 4476.3 nautical miles (8290.1 km) over fourteen surveys, with 1170 sightings of marine megafauna.
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The Hebridean Whale Trail was shortlisted for New National Treasure (UK) in the prestigious National Geographic Traveller Awards 2019
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Scottish Entanglement Alliance (SEA) project partners, including staff from the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust have successfully completed a two-day drone operator training course, delivered by US-based non-profit Oceans Unmanned.
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Join us for our weekly blog as we share experiences from sites along the Hebridean Whale Trail - this week we welcome special guest blogger…Riley the dog!
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