Arran Wildlife Festival - Events Tuesday 30 May

 

Tuesday 30 May

 

 

10:00  

Seashore Walk at Kildonan

Join National Trust for Scotland on a guided walk to see the seals and rockpool life at Kildonan.

 

Meet at Kildonan Post Office at 10am. A free event, but donations are welcome.

 

Book with National Trust for Scotland on 01770 302462

 

 

11:30 (for art classes)

 

Open day/Wildlife art exhibitions- Burnside Gallery, Auchrannie Rd, Brodick

 

Come and enjoy our exhibitions - �Coastal Close-up� and �The Elements� plus wildlife photography and original wildlife art works. Why not come earlier at 11:30am and take part in a class - weaving with �found objects� collected from your walks. Come along and make your own personal wall hanging to take home as a visual memory of a super holiday. All ages and family groups especially welcome. 

 

Adult�s £15.00 Children £7.50 per session. All classes include materials, refreshment and snacks. Booking usually necessary. [email protected]

 

 

12:00              

 

Arran sealife special

 

Join local company Arran Adventure, as we whisk you from the island aboard the latest Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) on a fast-paced trip to Holy Isle, where we�ll slow the pace and look out for seals, seabirds and other wildlife along the shore � and maybe even porpoises.

 

Ticket and booking: Adults £25, unaccompanied children £20 (12-17 yrs), children £15.

 

           

14:00  

 

Guided moorland walk with the hen harrier officer

 

Join the Information Officer as we venture onto the moors in search of hunting harriers � your best chance of seeing these spectacular birds in their element. Also the chance of seeing stonechats, merlin � our smallest bird of prey, and perhaps day-flying short-eared owls!

 

Bring walking boots, warm clothes and waterproofs. A free event.         

 

Contact RSPB Scotland on 0141 331 0993 for more information.

             

 

14:00              

             

Farm walk with FWAG (Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group)

 

Join FWAG on a walk around Braehead Farm, winner of the 2006 NFUS Farmland Biodiversity Award, to find out how farming can benefit wildlife.

 

Meet at Braehead Farm (NR927228).  Book with FWAG 01292 525206.

 

 

 18:00 

 

Arran Geology talk (Lagg Hotel)

 

Did you know that Arran, with its famous sleeping warrior outline, was once part of a string of volcanoes which stretched from Skye to Antrim? Or that where the Firth of Clyde now laps against its shores, sand dunes swept across a fiery desert? A free event.

An informal illustrated introduction to Arran's geology with Rachal Wignall (SNH)

The perfect introduction to Wednesday's geology walks.

19:30              

             

Illustrated talk  - an evening with Roy Dennis (at Kilmory Hall)

 

Join us for an evening with one of Scotland�s leading conservationists and the man behind the success of sea eagles and ospreys returning to Scotland.

 

Tickets available from Kilmory Hall.  To book call 01770 870345