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Seashore Walks - Arran Wildlife Festival
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Dates 2010 |
Times |
Price |
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| Sat 15th May | 16.30 - 18.30 |
£2 per person |
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| Max 12 people |
Meet |
Kildonan Village Hall | |
Organiser |
NTS | Wheelchair access | No |
Booking required |
Tel: 07501 337532 | ||
What to bring |
Walking boots, waterproof jacket and trousers, packed lunch and a drink | ||
Otter Walk
Find out about Arran's elusive and fascinating Otters and learn how to spot these
exciting predators!
Places are limited and booking essential. The
meeting place is to be confirmed, booked parties will be contacted prior to
the event to advise them where the walk will take place.
Dates 2010 |
Times |
Price |
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| Thurs 13th May | 19.30 - 12.00 |
£2 per person |
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| Wed 19th May | 14.00 - 16.30 | ||
| Max 12 people | Meet |
To Be Confirmed | |
Organiser |
ANHS | Wheelchair access | No |
Booking required |
Tel: 07501 337532 | ||
What to bring |
Walking boots, waterproof jacket and trousers,
packed lunch and a drink. Binoculars useful but optional. |
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North Newton Shore Geology, Lochranza
Visit the ancient Highland rocks in the north of Arran, the site of
James Hutton’s unconformity near Lochranza,
More Geology.
Dates 2010 |
Times |
Price |
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| Sat 15th May | 10.00 - 12.30 | £2 per person | |
| Max 12 people |
Meet |
Newton Shore
road end (NR932514) Note: parking very limited |
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Organiser |
SNH | Wheelchair access | No |
Booking required |
Tel: 07501 337532 | ||
What to bring |
Walking boots, waterproof jacket and
trousers, packed lunch and a drink No Dogs Allowed |
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Before Dinosaurs Walked in Sliddery
Walk in the footprints of animals that were around before the dinosaurs.
Arran is the only place in Scotland where these rare footprints can be seen.
Take advantage of this unique opportunity to find out about these 240
million year old giant lizards.
Dates 2010 |
Times |
Price |
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| Mon 17th May | 20.00 - 21.30 |
£2 per person |
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| Max 15 people |
Meet |
Sliddery Memorial (NR942221) Parking is limited. | |
Organiser |
Wheelchair access | No | |
Booking required |
Tel: 07501 337532 | ||
What to bring |
Walking boots, waterproof jacket and trousers, | ||
Before Dinosaurs Walked in Blackwaterfoot
This walk will take you to see the footprints made by the "hand-beast of
Blackwaterfoot" in sands that are over 240 million years old. Just north of
the cliffs of Drumadoon, over 50 of these footprints were found in the last
10 years. Now more have been found, numbering in their hundreds, along the
south coast of Arran. Meet at the Golf Club tearoom for a short talk
beforehand.
Dates 2010 |
Times |
Price |
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| Tues 18th May | 09.00 -11.00 |
£2 per person |
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| Max 15 people |
Meet |
Shiskine Golf Club Tearoom, Blackwaterfoot | |
Organiser |
Wheelchair access | No | |
Booking required |
Tel: 07501 337532 | ||
What to bring |
Walking boots, waterproof jacket and trousers, | ||
Kilpatrick Stroll
Join Arran's bird recorder for a leisurely evening walk in his
local patch in Kilpatrick. The walk will cover both the shoreline
and farmland.
More
Bird Events
Dates 2010 |
Times |
Price |
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| Wed 12th May | 19.30-22.00 |
£2 per person |
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| Sat 15th May | 19.30-22.00 | ||
Meet |
Kilpatrick Dunn Car park on the A841 a mile south of Blackwaterfoot. (NR902268) | ||
Organiser |
Wheelchair access | No | |
Booking required |
Tel: 07501 337532 | ||
What to bring |
Walking boots, waterproof jacket, packed lunch and a drink | ||
Lamlash Seashore
Walk
Explore the ecology of the intertidal zone Scotland's first No Take Zone
with COAST's Sally Campbell. Find out why and how the amazing
shoreline plants and creatures survive. Slippery and wet underfoot.
More
COAST Events
Dates 2010 |
Times |
Price |
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| Wed 12th May | 13.30 - 17.30 |
£2 per person |
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Meet |
Kerrs Port Carpark,Clauchlands Point, Lamlash | ||
Organiser |
C.O.A.S.T | Wheelchair access | No |
Booking required |
Tel: 07501 337532 | ||
What to bring |
Walking boots, waterproof jacket packed lunch and a drink | ||