Saturday 17th May
BDMLR Marine Mammal Medic Course
Where: Scapa Beach, Kirkwall
When: Saturday 17th May 9am to 4pm
With: BDMLR Orkney
Cost: £115
Booking Required: Yes - https://bdmlr.org.uk/course/scapa-orkney-mmm-course-saturday-17-may-2025-wet-course-s
Come and join British Divers Marine Life Rescue at Scapa beach for a day of training and become a Marine Mammal Medic! You will join a nationwide team of volunteers who are trained to respond to whale and dolphin strandings as well as seals that may also need our help. Learn how to administer first aid to some of our most amazing wildlife as well as how to safely get cetaceans back into the water.
You must bring a dry suit or wetsuit, boots and gloves as you will be in and out of the water for most of the day. If you are going to wear a wetsuit then you must bring additional weatherproof clothing to wear whilst out of the water to ensure you do not get cold.
The Shoogly Pencil Club
Where: Orkney Library, Kirkwall
Meet: Orkney Library
When: Saturday 17th May 11am – 12pm
With: Ellen Forkin
Ages: Children ages P3 – P6
Cost: TBC
Booking Required: Yes, only 6 spaces available. Booking will open nearer to the time of the event.
The Shoogly Pencil Club will celebrate nature by creating wild and wonderful artworks at Orkney Library with Ellen Forkin. There will be 6 spaces for P3-P6 age children – booking is essential.
Shorewatch, Stromness
Where: Ness Point, Stromness, https://w3w.co/establish.rare.sweeper
Meet: Ness Point, Stromness
When: Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th 11am – 1pm
With: Whale & Dolphin Conservation
Ages: TBC
Site Information: TBC
Dogs: TBC
Cost: Donation
Booking Required: No
Contact: NA
Join the WDC Shorewatch team to look out for different species of whales and dolphins from the shore. Learn how we use different tips and clues to help us identify different species and use our survey equipment to have a look for your self and learn about the different species that can be seen from the Northern Isles.
Nature Journalling
Where: Eddie Bafour Hide at RSPB Cottasgarth, Norseman Village, what3words location: ///songbirds.hints.spinners
Meet: At the RSPB Cottasgarth Carpark.
Car parking: There is a dedicated carpark at the site.
When: Saturday 17th 2pm - 3:30pm
With: RSPB Orkney
Age: All welcome – anyone under 16 should be accompanied by an adult.
Dogs: Assistance dogs only
Cost: Children free, RSPB members £6, non-members £8. Bring either your own sketchbook/notebook, or buy for a small one from us for £3.
Booking: Yes- online or cash on door
Contact: Parker.hansen@rspb.org.uk
Come use nature journalling to deepen your observations and connections with the nature. We’ll meet in the carpark see what we can find on the walk to the bird hide (around 10 minutes walk). We’ll then sit in or near the hide building and write about what we can see, hear, and smell outside. Bring a sketchbook if you’d like- we’ll also have some small notebooks and pens.
Rockpooling Event
Where: Brough of Birsay car park
When: Saturday 17th May 2-6pm
With: Seasearch
Cost: Free
Booking Required: Yes
Join Seasearch and local experts for a fun family event exploring the rockpools around the Brough of Birsay and discovering the creatures within them. A limited number of rockpooling kits available or bring your own equipment.
Shorewatch, Yesnaby
Where: Yesnaby https://w3w.co/ushering.estimated.detail
Meet: Yesnaby Car park
When: Saturday 17th 5pm – 7pm
With: Whale & Dolphin Conservation
Ages: TBC
Site Information: TBC
Dogs: TBC
Cost: Donation
Booking Required: No
Contact: NA
Join the WDC Shorewatch team to look out for different species of whales and dolphins from the shore. Learn how we use different tips and clues to help us identify different species and use our survey equipment to have a look for your self and learn about the different species that can be seen from the Northern Isles.
Westside Cinema
Where: Stromness Town Hall
The birth of a newt, musical trees, winter in time-lapse, a storm chaser, an under ice diver, Bolivian climbers. Wild, wild lives from across the world.