Isle of May screen success
BBC’s Landward programme and a group of volunteers from the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV) were among the first visitors as the 2012 season got underway at Isle of May, National Nature Reserve. Landward’s Dougie Vipond visited the island to help out the BTCV volunteers for a segment screened in late April. Dougie and the volunteers were hard at work building tern nesting platforms, re-building a boardwalk, cleaning the beach, and painting the visitor centre. In spring and summer, the island’s cliffs are covered with kittiwakes, razorbills, guillemots and
shags. Thousands of burrow-nesting puffins can be seen inland, and over 250 bird species have been recorded on the island. David Pickett, SNH’s Isle of May reserve manager, said: “The island is such a magical place and visitors love it; I think the island is one of the most amazing wildlife spots in Scotland. I’m lucky enough to live here for a good part of the year, and I love welcoming people out here. We’re so grateful to the BTCV volunteers. They had a jam-packed weekend and, as a result, the island was in ship-shape condition for visitors.” Anna Dennis, Volunteer Development Officer at BTCV, added: “Our volunteers look forward to helping out in such a fabulous location and making sure visitors get to see it at its very best. “BTCV works tirelessly, and often very quietly, improving green space right across the UK so we were really pleased to able to show Landward’s viewers the difference our volunteers make.” SNH welcomes boat trips to the island from April until the end of September. We do not charge for visiting, although there is a charge for the boat trip out to the island. The island has a visitor centre and marked paths which help guide people round this fabulous nature reserve. You can find out how to visit the Isle of May NNR by going to
www.nnr-scotland.org.uk/ isle-of-may/visiting
www.snh.gov.uk
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