Over the past couple of weeks we have had a couple of 'Rat on a rat' calls, whereby we need to carry our surveillance, set up a monitoring grid and check this grid for the next month - we could not do this work without our wonderful volunteers, thanks for your help! Just sign of shrews so far.  

Each Friday our wildlife guides onboard Scillion III Ferry point out the wildlife seen from the boat to the passengers. This week the guide saw lots of Manx shearwaters and Gannets and a Risso's dolphin. 

Each Friday our wildlife guides onbaoard Scillion III Ferry point out the wildlife seen from the boat to the passengers. This week the guide saw lots of Manx shearwaters and other seabirds, a basking shark and common dolphins, which one passenger was delighted to see as it was their first dolphin. 

Today we completed our Natura 2000 celebration with a song at Five Islands Nursery 'red' class.

Today we celebrated Natura 2000 Day! 

St Agnes school have taken on the monthly check of 5 coastal monitoring station - thank you! 

Today was a good day - the seabird surveys started under the leadership of Dr Vickie Heaney and the project led a walk on Gugh where we saw lots of great species of seabirds and other wildlife 

Today the full 'Special Protection Area' seabird surveys begin across all the islands on Scilly. Senior Research Officer, Dr Vickie Heaney leads the operation, with Reserch Assistants Will Scott, Lana Austin and Lydia Titterton excited to begin the summer surveys! Find the press release here. 

Today the project hosted a field trip for Cornwall College, Newquay Ecology and Conservation students. We heard a Manx shearwater call from a burrow on Penninis. 

Each Friday our wildlife guides onboard Scillion III Ferry point out the wildlife seen from the boat to the passengers. This week many Manx shearwaters and lots of Barrel jellyfish were seen by Guide Dave Curtis.