Blogs and Podcasts

Meet our fantastic Visitor Experience Manager - Retail, Dawn! Dawn plays a key role in providing our visitors and members with a rewarding and inspiring experience in our gift shop, and is committed to sourcing new, sustainable products to expand our retail offering in a positive, nature-friendly way.

Every year, 24 species of seabird flap, swoop and soar their way to Scotland's islands, cliffs and beaches. Some of them will have migrated thousands of miles from warmer climates, whereas others spend winter way out in the North Sea! No matter where they came from, these spectacular seabirds are now in Scotland with one mission: to breed, feed and raise their young.

How many breeding puffins can fit onto a few small islands in the Firth of Forth? It might sound like a bizarre scenario from a maths textbook, but it’s a question that conservationists take very seriously! Find out how puffin numbers on Craigleith, The Lamb, and Fidra are calculated in this blog from Conservation Officer, Emma.

Would you like to experience the incredible spectacle of a Northern gannet colony? This blog lists several places you can spot them in Scotland between February and October! The following locations are just some of the incredible places you can visit to have a good chance of seeing them. From the remote and rugged islands of St Kilda to the Bass Rock, read on to find out where you can go to spend some time with Scotland's largest seabird.