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Outer Hebrides

Learn more about our activity in the Outer Hebrides – the local team, our target species, and what we’re doing to help them. 

Outer Hebrides

 

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In the Outer Hebrides, we have a team of three Species on the Edge officers: Mairi, Emma and Kirsty. Together they are working closely with local communities and land managers to secure a future for 10 nationally rare and vulnerable species. 

Our activity

  • Habitat and species monitoring
  • Habitat creation and restoration
  • Outer Hebrides Wildlife Festival
  • Mental health and wellbeing activities
  • Volunteer opportunities and training
  • Interpretation and signage
  • Advice to landowners and crofters
  • Traineeship

 

Our species

  • Arctic tern
  • Common pipistrelle
  • Dunlin
  • Great yellow bumblebee
  • Irish Lady’s tresses orchid
  • Lapwing
  • Little tern
  • Northern colletes mining bee
  • Red-necked phalarope
  • Short-necked oil beetle 

 

Your Outer Hebrides team

Emma Stobart

Project Officer (Lewis & Harris)


Kirsty

Kirsty Marshall

Project Officer (Uist & Barra)


Mairi

Mairi Carrey

People Engagement Officer


Upcoming events in the Outer Hebrides

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Latest updates from the Outer Hebrides

A model little tern in sand on a beach

Terning the Tide

Species on the Edge 'Terning the Tide' Project Manager, Robyn, tells us about the work being done ac...

Read More 27 September 2024
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Get involved

 

There are so many ways you can get involved with Species on the Edge and support your local species. We have a range of volunteering opportunities and events throughout the year – from work parties, to survey training, to creative workshops – and we are also able to work with land managers to help them support biodiversity on their land. For more information on how you can get involved, get in touch with the team. 

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