Millport 1st – 7th August
2015
Sat – Fri
£205 / £175
Scottish Island Seaside Wildlife
On the eastern shore of the Isle of
Cumbrae Millport has a great island
location with sheltered coastlines
to explore and is just an 8 minute
ferry ride from the mainland.
Activities include rocky shore rambles, team games,
beach art and orienteering.
FSC Scotland, Millport
Marine Parade, Millport, North Ayrshire, KA28 0EG
Tel: 01475 530581 E-mail: [email protected]
Course Overview
Arrival after 4pm, before dinner at 6pm
Introduction to the locality and course
Sat
1st
Evening
Orienteering Navigate around our centre grounds, learning about Scottish
history and nature around the Island
Team building activities around the centre grounds, which team has the perfect team members?
Boat trip Step aboard the RV Actinia for a trip around the Eileans, spotting wildlife such as seals,
sea birds and perhaps a porpoise.
Sun
2nd
Evening
What wanders at night? We will observe a variety of nocturnal life such as
bats, look for signs of otters, and set humane small mammal traps and a light
trap around the centre grounds.
Open mammal homes
Mon
3rd
OPAL Bugs Count Take part in a wildlife survey to find out about the creepy crawlies around our
grounds
Conservation Using your new found invertebrate knowledge, contribute to biodiversity in Millport
grounds. Build a bird box, bat box and add to our bug hotel,
Evening
Tues
4th
Star Gazing Enjoy a guided tour of the night sky
Rock pool ramble, crabbing and beach art We will head out to the rocky shore for low tide to
explore the rock pools, cracks and crevices of the shore near Kames Bay. We will then head to the
pier to tempt some crabs with bait. (low tide 09.24 0.0m)
Evening
Willow lanterns Using natural materials we will create a lantern to light our
campfire
Aquarium Visit the Robertson Museum and Aquarium to look at all the wonderful creatures
Weds under the Clyde
5th
Family free afternoon to explore the locality
Evening
Thurs
6th
Beach exploration We will head to the beach to explore the strandline, create art, search for
worms and play games.
Evening
Fri 7th
Family free evening
Campfire Sing a song, share a story,
Depart after breakfast
About the tutor
Chloe Denerley is one of our FSC Scotland tutors, and so she spends much of her time taking
young people out to explore the landscapes of Scotland. She runs courses for all ages both in the
highlands from our base near Pitlochry and from Millport on the Island of Cumbrae. She is at her
happiest when searching rock pools for wildlife or looking out for marine mammals off the coast.
Tel: 01475 530581 E-mail: [email protected]