At last, after far more years than I care to remember my new book hit the shelves earlier this month. To have written this book is a huge honour. This feels especially so as it is now 35 years since the legendary Shetland naturalist, the late Bobby Tulloch wrote his celebration of our islands and their wildlife, ‘Bobby Tulloch’s Shetland’. When I first approached my publishers, The Shetland Times a decade ago my proposal was to profile Shetland’s most iconic species throughout the seasons. That always felt the best approach however through time I realized I wanted the book to be about so much ..read more

Each season the interest in our photo-tours and the opportunities we offer for visiting photographers continues to grow. With new collaborative tours and working relationships from overseas operators, this summer was particularly exciting- and especially busy. New for our 2023 season we also mixed things up with our own flagship summer itinerary. And what better way to do this than with a gallery of participants pictures. By halving group size, changing to one exclusive venue on Unst and providing private catering, we took our already very successful summer itinerary to a whole new level ..read more

It really great to have images featured in the accompanying and inspiring ‘Wild Isles’ book, alongside so many amazing photographers. The Gannets, Orca and Otter images below are three of the images, which are also the headline acts of our new Late Summer Seabirds & Cetacean itinerary. How incredible has the monumental ‘Wild Isles’ series been?! To see the magnificent wildlife of the British Isles celebrated like never before on our screens, and with Sir David Attenborough really has been incredibly moving.  The series has created a wonderful vibe throughout the UK nature community ..read more

Otter family, by tour participant and long running returnee, Jo Cheetham Nearing the end of what has been a busy and special year, all of us at Shetland Nature wanted to share a short round-up of this year’s news and highlights – and of course offer our season’s greetings. I begin though by saying just how good it was for things to have returned to some sort of normality. Welcoming so many guests, from so many countries and sharing our islands, history, heritage and especially wildlife again, really did feel special. So we say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has been with us this yea ..read more

As a small enterprise, it’s easy to imagine that our impact on the environment is insignificant, but for us, being in business carries a responsibility. As such, we’re on a journey to not only reduce our carbon footprint, but to become a ‘nature positive’ business. We’re delighted to work in partnership with SCOTLAND: The Big Picture, a charity that works to drive the recovery of nature across Scotland through rewilding, in response to the growing climate and biodiversity crises. Each year, we contribute a percentage of our income to a dedicated rewilding fund that catalyses the creation of n ..read more

A Hermaness Puffin summer sunset, perhaps not the most festive of images, but the closest one I had to fairy lights! Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Along with our season’s greetings, we wish you as happy and healthy a Christmas as the ever-changing pandemic allows. Briefly reflecting on our season, although there were understandable and expected challenges and changes, we had a very busy and exciting season. True to form, our islands provided a plethora of wildlife highlights, from the usual suspects through our magnificent summer breeding birds and marine life, to the un ..read more

Since our initial statement on 15th March and following government advice Coronavirus situation all holidays and tours up to end of June are cancelled. Further disruption and cancellations are inevitable. We will continue to monitor the situation. If you have any questions or queries we encourage you to contact us at info@shetlandnature.net As nations, families and businesses we are in unprecedented times but with compassion, care and consideration and by doing what we are advised to do we will all get through it. We hope that you and your loved ones stay safe, well and positive through this v ..read more

Amid all the uncertainty regarding Covid-19 we wanted to let all our clients and customers know that we are following the current Scottish Government, NHS and Travel Industry Legal advice and recommendations. A summary of the current situation here on Shetland as it stands today; Sunday 15th March 2020: There are confirmed cases in Shetland and patients have been self isolating as per instruction.   As with the rest of the U.K. there are currently no restrictions on travelling to or from Shetland.  Both NorthLink Ferries and Loganair are currently operating as normal, however Loganair are redu ..read more