Monday 11th May 2026
ONWP Mop Up Walk
🕒 10:00 to 12:00
📌 Mull Head (open map)
💰 Free (booking required)
🔢 All ages (under 16s must be accompanied)
Meet members of the Orkney Native Wildlife Project (ONWP) trapper team at the beautiful Mull Head where they will take you on a guided walk looking at the ways that they are removing the invasive non – native stoats from Orkney. You will have a real behind the scenes experience of a project that is full of world firsts!Â
The walk will be on road and paths. Please wear suitable footwear.
Nature and History walk at Rose Ness
🕒 10:00 to 13:00
📌 St Nicholas Kirk (open map)
💰 £10
🔢 All ages (under 16s must be accompanied)
An exciting trip with Summit to Sea Adventures awaits…
Difficulty: Easy walk suitable for most walkers with a reasonable level of fitness
Distance: up to 3mi/5km
Terrain: grassy clifftop path, uneven and boggy in places.
Footwear: wear appropriate footwear, waterproof boots would be beneficial after a period of wet weather.
Only assistance dogs are permitted on this walk.
What to bring: extra jumper/layer for comfort when we stop a rest; water to drink and a snack; binoculars if you have them; full set of waterproofs
Unnatural Arrivals – The Stoat Crisis in Orkney
🕒 10:30 to 17:00
📌 Orkney Museum (open map)
💰 Free (donations welcome)
🔢 All ages (under 16s must be accompanied)
This exhibition brings together artists responding to a dramatic ecological change in Orkney. Since 2010, stoats (Mustela erminea)—a species not native to the islands—have spread rapidly, threatening ground-nesting birds, hen harriers, short-eared owls, and the unique Orkney vole.
Through painting, sculpture, photography, and more, the works explore the impact of this invasion on the islands’ fragile ecosystem, as well as the wider questions it raises about conservation, intervention, and coexistence. Drawing on local knowledge and scientific research, and informed by efforts such as the Orkney Native Wildlife Project, the exhibition offers a powerful reflection on nature, balance, and change.
Weave a wall hanging of Orkney Seascape
🕒 13:30 to 15:30
📌 For Art’s Sake, Kirkwall (open map)
💰 £20
🔢 All ages (under 16s must be accompanied)
All materials and a cuppa included.
Evening Walk at RSPB Hobbister
🕒 19:00 to 20:30
📌 Waulkmill Bay (open map)
💰 £5
🔢 All ages (under 16s must be accompanied)
RSPB Hobbister boats an amazing range of habitats: sea, sandy beach, salt marsh, rocky cliffs, heather moorland, and little pockets of native trees. Join RSPB Scotland for a walk through these habitats to see the amazing birds that make this area home- Hen Harriers, Red-throated Divers, Stonechats, Fulmars, Short Eared Owls, terns, seabirds, waders… and whoever else shows up!
Hoy Sunset Wildlife Cruise
🕒 19:00 to 21:00
📌 Stromness Pier (open map)
💰 £75
🔢 All ages (under 16s must be accompanied)
Set sail from Stromness on a captivating 2-hour evening wildlife tour along the dramatic coastline of Hoy. As the golden light of dusk settles over the cliffs, we journey towards the towering sea cliffs of St John’s Head, home to thriving seabird colonies. Keep watch for guillemots, fulmars, kittiwakes, and puffins as they wheel and call above the crashing waves below.
Continuing south, we approach the iconic Old Man of Hoy, a striking sea stack rising from the Atlantic, where the changing evening light creates a truly unforgettable view. With calm seas and the chance of spotting seals, porpoises, or even a dolphin, this relaxing evening cruise offers a perfect blend of scenery, wildlife, and atmosphere in one of Orkney’s most breathtaking settings.
In the event of adverse weather conditions the tour route may be changed to allow it to go ahead. This will be at the discretion of the skipper.
