Events Programme 2012
Lectures, Workshops & Excursions

Scottish Biodiversity Week
The Big Seaweed Hunt

Carinish, North Uist
Saturday 19 May 2012 11.00am - 1.00pm

Curracag and the Outer Hebrides Biological Recording Project invite you to join in Big Seaweed Search

The aim is to map the distribution of 12 key kinds of seaweed that can be found around the UK coast. Populations of seaweeds around Britain's shores may be changing. Climate change has an effect on water conditions and sea levels, which may affect seaweeds as well as many other organisms. The spread of non-native species may also be having an impact on some species. With your help we can track and monitor the effects of climate change and invasive species on the UK's seaweeds and the wealth of life that they support. We aim to help you to record what you find and encourage more recording on the Uists to contribute to this Natural History Museum Seaweed Study.

Directions: In Carinish, take the junction from the main road west, sign posted Carinish.  Travelling from the north, this is a right turn 50m after the Temple View Hotel. Travelling from Benbecula/South Uist, turn left approx 100m after the free church.  Travel straight on for approx. half a kilometer, taking the left fork on the single track road where it divides. After another half kilo metre, you arrive at a white house  (The Ferry/The Old Post Office) directly in front of you.  This is the meeting point and the start of the walk to the shore.

Grid Reference: NF818 595

 

Scottish Biodiversity Week
19-27 May

The theme for Scottish Biodiversity Week is Biodiversity is Life - Biodiversity is Our Life emphasizing the critical links between us and our amazing, complex world.

Biodiversity, the variety of life on Earth, is crucial to sustaining our lives. It produces air for us to breathe, food to eat, water to drink and even medicines to cure our ills. It also provides value to us through activities such as walking or bird watching and inspiration for art. We need it for our overall health, wealth and wellbeing.

You can view the programme of events for Scottish Biodiversity Week by clicking on the following links:

Events for Uist (pdf. version)

Events for Uist (Word Document)

Events for Harris and Lewis (pdf. version)

Events for Harris and Lewis (Word Document)

Please note the pdf. file has to be rotated for easy reading (click on the Adobe logo on the grey tool bar which appears at the bottom of the document to view the Adobe tool bar. If the tool bar does not show the rotate icon (curled arrow) right click on the first icon and you will see an option to rotate the document)

 

Watch out for wildlife on the Isle of Uist!

2 June 2012, 11.00am - 3.00pm
Claddach Kirkibost, North Uist

Family fun wildlife day. Learn more about whale and dolphin spotting and the the wildlife of the Uists.
The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society is inviting local people to enhance their wildlife knowledge and cetacean spotting skills. WDCS staff will be on hand to give visitors more insight into these fascinating animals.

Members of Curracag and other environmental organizations will be present to tell visitors about the wildlife of the islands.