Needle Felting Workshop
Where: No 25, Bridge Street, Kirkwall
When: Monday 13th May 1.30pn – 3.30pm
With: Orkney Creative Hub
Cost: £10
Booking Required: Yes via their website www.orkneycreativehub.co.uk
Contact: [email protected]
Orkney Creative Hub are pleased to support the Orkney Nature Festival 2024. Come along to create your own nature themed project in our groups. We cover a range of arts and crafts from painting and drawing, using a variety of media, to needle felting and doodling, printing and knitting and crochet. All materials supplied, all skill levels welcome. Young folk under 12 will require an accompanying adult. Look up our website for more details and to book.
Ring of Brodgar Guided Walk
Where: Meet in Ring of Brodgar car park
When: Monday 13th to Wednesday 15th May 1pm
With: Historic Environment Scotland
Cost: Free event
Booking required: No, turn up on the day.
Contact: Historic Environment Scotland - Email: [email protected]
Join the HES rangers to learn more about the Ring of Brodgar and the wider landscape in which it sits. Discover just how much effort went into creating this wonderful site and what people think about it today.
Marine Wildlife Guided Walk
Where: Meet at the car park, Hoxa Head, South Ronaldsay
When: Monday 13th May 2pm - 4pm
With: Whale & Dolphin Conservation
Cost: Free
Booking Required: Yes, places limited
Contact: [email protected]
Join Whale and Dolphin Conservation on a circular walk around the Hoxa Head coastal path where we’ll stop along the way to scan the sea for cetaceans (all species of whales, dolphins and porpoises). The circular route is approximately 3km and offers superb views over Scapa Flow, Flotta and Hoy. The route is on rough ground, so please wear appropriate footwear. Binoculars will be provided.
Biosecurity for Scotland Talk
Where: St Magnus Centre, Kirkwall
When: Monday 13th May 7.30pm
With: Biosecurity for Scotland
Cost: Free
Booking Required: No
Contact: [email protected]
Biosecurity for Scotland is working with partners NTS, NatureScot and the RSPB to protect Scotland’s internationally important seabird islands from invasive mammalian predators, such as rats. These predators aren’t native to seabird islands and can have devastating impacts on the seabird populations that call these islands home. Seabirds are already in decline, facing pressure from other sources such as overfishing, climate change and avian influenza. But we can protect our seabirds from invasive predators. Come along to hear more about biosecurity, what it is, why it’s important and how it is helping to save our seabirds.