“You all know the story of Rapunzel, right? That lassie with the long hair who’s been trapped in her lockdown tower for what feels like forever. The lassie who’s sitting there like a loon waiting for some Prince will come along and save her. Well, think again. Cos I bet nobody mentioned the hairdresser who […]
Singing Sands Beach Clean Inspired by the Great British Beach Clean week at the end of September, Eigg Environmental Action Group co-ordinated a long awaited beach clean on Singing Sands. Islanders and visitors alike are very conscientious at removing marine plastics during beach walks, however carrying larger items home from Singing Sands, accessible only by […]
The Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust is delighted to announce an award of £1,045,000 by the National Lottery Community Fund towards the redevelopment of An Laimhrig, Eigg’s Community Hub. The building, which currently houses the island’s only shop, café, craft shop and public toilets, will be improved and expanded to provide much needed additional space and new facilities […]
THE Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust Tree Nursery has been continuing at pace over the winter, culminating in the restocking of the Kelpie Woods in Galmisdale. This is the first woodland on Eigg to be restocked using home-grown native trees from our own tree nursery. It has been an exciting time as we have watched […]
THERE was some very exciting news in February when it was announced that the Eigg’s community had been successful in applying for a Scottish Government Regeneration Capital Grant Fund Award to the tune of £1.2 million. The funding is to be used to redevelop the An Laimhrig centre at the pier which will see the […]
IT has been a strangely quiet spring on Eigg as the Covid-19 lockdown has seen the island empty of all visitors. While this has been a blow for a community that relies on tourism, islanders have been working together to ensure that the most vulnerable are properly protected and that the island will be ready […]
Overall 2019 was a pretty average year for bird recording on the island with a total of 130 species occurring of which 78 species bred or made a serious breeding attempt. The breeding season too was (with the odd notable exception!) pretty much in keeping with recent years. Once again the spring-early summer weather left […]
Does doing something fun, physical, satisfying, worthwhile and rewarding on the Isle of Eigg on the West Coast of Scotland sound interesting to you? The Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust’s new Tree Nursery introduces an exciting and unique volunteer opportunity on the island. It will host a wide range of opportunities for volunteers to experience […]
The inaugural Eigg Film Festival, from 17 – 20 April 2020, will have a bird theme! Combining films for all ages, with bird walks and talks, music and art, come explore Eigg and enjoy some old film favourites, as well as some new films. Including documentary, shorts and feature films about bird behaviour […]
