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Shetland Nature Festival with Simon King

18/06/2008 14:11:46 links/shetland_festival

A new event celebrating Shetland's wildlife and landscape - the Shetland Nature Festival -will run from 5th to 12th July throughout the islands and feature wildlife presenter Simon King.

The first major event of the festival is the Sumburgh Head RSPB reserve Seabird Spectacular, on July 5th, giving the public a chance to see amazing seabirds living on one of Britain's most accessible seabird colonies.

Also on July 5th, lover of all things Shetland and broadcaster, Simon King, will be at the island's Garrison Theatre, where he will be launching the Festival and taking questions from the public. The festival finale will be an evening at the Shetland Museum celebrating Shetland's own famous naturalist, the late Bobby Tulloch, on July 12th.

Island Manager for VisitShetland, Andy Steven, added: "This is an unrivalled opportunity for locals and visitors alike to head out and about in Shetland's great outdoors and get up close and personal with our islands' wide range of nature and wildlife. The final programme looks fantastic - full of fun and informative activities all courtesy of local organisations, and the variety of the programme is a real testament to their involvement and dedication to helping make this an entertaining and memorable event."

The full programme can be viewed at www.visitshetland.com. More information is available from the Visit Shetland Tourist Information Centre, Market Cross, Lerwick, telephone 01595 693434.

Shetland Nature Festival Programme

5th-12th July 2008

* Booking Essential; Limited Numbers

# Ferry or Plane. Booking required

Saturday 5th

10.00-16.00 RSPB Sumburgh Head Seabird Spectacular; including boat trips from Grutness on the Ruby May*(07796 912237)

10.00-15.30 (ferry times) Skerries guided walk, Shetland Rangers Service (01595 694688)

18.45 *An Evening with Simon King; Garrison Theatre; tickets from Islesburgh (01595 692114)

Sunday 6th

8.30 (Ulsta) 9.00 (Toft) *Shetland Nature Cruises & Tours brings you "North Isles Nature Cruise"; All aboard the Yell Sound ferry to circumnavigate the North Isles; tickets from Islesburgh (01595 692114)

9.00 (from Lerwick) SFSG Unst walk, Baltasound to Easting (*Transport available 01595 693434)

Monday 7th

900-16.35 (flight times) #Fair Isle Bird Observatory; guided walk and ringing demonstration

10:00-13:00 *Wild about Town with RSPB

12.30 - 17.00 Hermaness NNR - A walk with the warden (SNH).

Tuesday 8th

08:30-17:30 (from Lerwick) *Otter Watching with Shetland Wildlife & Shetland Nature Cruises & Tours (07786 982773)

09:00 *On the Trail of Shetland's Volcano; Shetland Geotours (01595 859218)

12.30-14.00 & 14.30-16.00 Keen of Hamar NNR - A walk with the Warden (SNH)

Time TBC *The Hams O' Roe, SCFWAG guided walk on Muckle Roe (01595 692633)

Time TBC *Loop the Noup; Guided walk with SNH warden on Noss NNR (01595 693345)

14.00 - 17.00 Seas Around Us; NAFC, Scalloway

19.30 Shetland ForWirds Poetry evening at The Shetland Library

Wednseday 9th

#RSPB Mousa Open Day; including family rock pooling and art with Ana Horn & SNH

11.00-16.00 Woodnessday, Loch of Voe Plantation, Shetland Amenity (01595 694688)

13.30 Hermaness NNR, Shetland Rangers Service guided walk (01595 694688)

19.15 Tingwall Valley Flower Foray with Shetland Filed Studies Group (01595 693434)

Thursday 10th

keen of Hamar, guided walk Shetland Rangers Service (01595 694688)

14:00-17:00 Seas Around Us; NAFC, Scalloway

18:30 - 20:00 Sumburgh Head Puffin Evening (01950 460800)

Friday 11th

10:15 - 16:45 (flight times) #Da Foula Monty, Foula's culture and heritage with Foula Rangers Service

11:00-12:30 (at airstrip) *Fantastic Fetlar - Myths, Monsters & Marvels, RSPB (01957 733246)

13.30-15.00 (Funzie) *Fantastic Fetlar - The Secret Life of a Phalarope, RSPB (01957 733246)

Time TBC *A walk on the wild side, North Roe to Uyea, Shetland Geotours (01595 859218)

19.30 *Killer Whales in Shetland, Shetland Museum (Scottish Killer Whale Project Team & RSPB)

Saturday 12th

From late morning Noss NNR Open Day, SNH (01595 693345)

18:45 *Bobby Tulloch night, Shetland Museum

RSPB will be running "Go Wild With Your Child" activities across mainland Shetland (01950 460800 for more details).

Daily art exhibitions at Sumburgh Head Lighthouse (Jo Jack) and Breiwick Cate (Spindrift Crafts) and the Shetland Nature Festival Artist in Residence will be on the North Isles Nature Cruise and Noss.

There are many tour operators that may be booked daily throughout the year; including Shetland Geotours (01595 859218); Shetland Nature Cruises and Tours (07786 982773); Seabirds and Seals (01595 693343/07831 217042); Thule Charters (01595 693343/07876 522292); Mousa Boat Trips (01950 431367)

Full details of these events and others are available through Visit Shetland, Market Cross, Lerwick.

Telephone 01595 693434 or go to www.visitshetland.com

RSPB Shetland Office 01950 460800

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