• An Islay adventure
    Islay is a place with a lot to offer, but two things really put it on the map: wild geese and whisky. I’ve been fortunate enough to enjoy both these things on this beautiful Hebridean island (with geese...
  • Farming for wildlife on Islay
    Wildlife friendly farming is an integral part of RSPB Scotland’s work. In this blog Jack Fleming, our area manager in the Argyll Islands, and David Maynard, our community information and tourism officer...
  • Nature friendly farming on Islay
    On the Isle of Islay, RSPB Scotland runs two in-hand farming operations. We own the land, stock and machinery, and employ people who manage all of the above. Aoradh Farm was purchased in 1984 to help...
  • Wild Isles and Freshwater
    We are now four weeks into the latest Attenborough series, and we’ve been seeing our ‘Wild Isles’ as we never have before. RSPB Scotland's Campaigns and Communications Officer, Lottie, describes just...
  • Islay - a wildlife watching stag weekend
    It’s 4.30am and I’m brewing coffee. We’re about to set off from Cambridge for a long bank holiday weekend on Islay. The stag party of three (not the most raucous of stag-dos) are packed and ready for...