Isle of Ulva http://www.isleofulva.com a world apart Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:00:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Autumn and Winter on Ulva http://www.isleofulva.com/2011/autumn-and-winter-on-ulva/ http://www.isleofulva.com/2011/autumn-and-winter-on-ulva/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:28:51 +0000 jamie http://www.isleofulva.com/?p=781 The swallows have flown, the trees have shed their leaves and the Winter gales have arrived.  Here are a few pictures of recent sightings and activities on or near  Ulva.

Sgioba Luaidh Inbhirchluaidh - Waulking song group Painted from a picture of the Bothy taken by a member of a walking group and kindly emailed to us! Rare Oyster Plant Young Heron just out of its nest. P10305670001_10001 P10309690001 P10309930001 P10309950001 P10400110001 P102015900010001

A pod of Bottle-nosed Dolphins was seen on numerous occasions of Ulva’s South Shore. We introduced a flock of Hebridean sheep, the herons had a good nesting season, and the Fungi much appreciated the wet warm weather this year!

]]> http://www.isleofulva.com/2011/autumn-and-winter-on-ulva/feed/ 0 Ulva Burnett Moths on Radio 4 http://www.isleofulva.com/2011/ulva-burnett-moths-on-radio-4/ http://www.isleofulva.com/2011/ulva-burnett-moths-on-radio-4/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:00:37 +0000 jamie http://www.isleofulva.com/?p=745 Tessa talks to Dr Tom Prescott about our rare Slender Scotch Burnett Moths. Follow this link to the Saving Species Website and you can listen in on the BBC iPlayer.

]]> http://www.isleofulva.com/2011/ulva-burnett-moths-on-radio-4/feed/ 0 BBC R4 Open Country from Ulva http://www.isleofulva.com/2011/bbc-r4-open-country-from-ulva/ http://www.isleofulva.com/2011/bbc-r4-open-country-from-ulva/#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2011 17:47:46 +0000 jamie http://www.isleofulva.com/?p=715 Helen Marks recently visited Ulva and recorded for Open Country on Radio 4. Follow this link to listen to the programme ‘BBC Radio 4 Open Country’

 

Alasdair Cross and Helen Marks recording for Open Country Helen Marks with the Waulkers in Sheila's Cottage. Recording in Livingstone's Cave

 

]]> http://www.isleofulva.com/2011/bbc-r4-open-country-from-ulva/feed/ 0 Wildlife Survey Week http://www.isleofulva.com/2011/wildlife-survey-week/ http://www.isleofulva.com/2011/wildlife-survey-week/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:13:32 +0000 jamie http://www.isleofulva.com/?p=677 A team of 7 enthusiastic wildlife surveyors spent a successful week on Ulva. Highlights were spotting  Sea-Eagles, Golden Eagles, Hen Harriers, Burnett Moths, Hawkmoths,  Otters (check out the otter video clips), also lots of red deer, some of them with new calves. The Team watching a Golden Eagle. Dr Tom Prescott (right), Butterfly Conservation (Scotland) joined the survey group for 2 days. Brian Green enjoying a break during a deer survey! Poplar Hawkmoth Rare Marsh Fritillary Butterfly. Light Emerald Moth Buff-tip Moth Moth Recording Deer Counting The Survey team Butterfly Orchid Moth trapping master-class.

 

]]> http://www.isleofulva.com/2011/wildlife-survey-week/feed/ 0 Native Woodland Project http://www.isleofulva.com/2011/native-woodland-project/ http://www.isleofulva.com/2011/native-woodland-project/#comments Sun, 29 May 2011 13:50:26 +0000 jamie http://www.isleofulva.com/?p=654 This week we completed the planting of 90,000 native trees (Birch, Oak, Alder, Ash, Rowan, Hazel, Blackthorn, and Hawthorn) on the North Eastern end of Ulva.

New Trees Arriving Tree planter ready for action! Tree planting in progress ]]> http://www.isleofulva.com/2011/native-woodland-project/feed/ 0 Wildlife Survey Week otter videos http://www.isleofulva.com/2011/otter-video/ http://www.isleofulva.com/2011/otter-video/#comments Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:23:20 +0000 jamie http://isleofulva.com/?p=188 We set 2 camera traps during wildlife survey week and we were rewarded with a number of video clips of individual otters.

Here are a couple  of the best ones

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfakeIvi8nA

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdaWc4F_no0

]]> http://www.isleofulva.com/2011/otter-video/feed/ 0