The first talk of the year for the Arran Natural History Society will be an online gathering with Tiree’s island ranger, Hayley Douglas.
Hayley will speak about the multi-faceted work of an island ranger and will describe how Tiree’s machair habitat and crofting practices make it an island that has a wealth of wildlife to rival many other places in Scotland.
Much like Arran, in summer the human population of Tiree increases and weird, wonderful and unusual things can happen.
Hayley will talk about what her job entails, from protecting wildlife habitats in innovative ways to what wildlife turns up at her door, plus the all-important question of, what does a ranger do in winter?
In addition to being Tiree’s island ranger, Hayley is also a zoologist, bird ringer, shepherdess and she also works with the coastguard. She has been the ranger for Nàdair Thiriodh (Tiree Ranger Service) since 2019 and has had a career in rangering and wildlife projects since 2010. Her passion is all things wildlife and insists that a good cup of coffee and a Tunnock’s caramel wafer is essential to getting things done.
The meeting will take place on Tuesday January 9, at 7.30pm. ANHS members will be emailed the link to the meeting. Non-members can join via Eventbrite at https://bit.ly/48lEM6b for a donation of £5.
If you would like to join ANHS prior to the meeting (£15 or £25 per household) and save £5, email arrannaturalhistorysociety@gmail.com.
Hayley Douglas with her pet sheep Coastie. No_B51ANHS01_23_Coastie
Hayley looks out over the machair habitat of Tiree. No_B51ANHS02_23_survey