New
for 2012!
Join us at ‘Explore
Mull’
on a bewitching journey of adventure and discovery, as we endeavour
to make 2012 the best year ever for wildlife and wildlife-watchers on
the islands of Mull and Iona.
In
recent decades, Mull and Iona has earned the enviable reputation as
the premier wildlife tourism destination in the British Isles.
Thousands of birdwatchers and wildlife enthusiasts flock to the
island every year, hoping to catch a glimpse of Mull’s celebrated
birds and animals. In doing so, visitors help generate millions of
pounds for the local economy in a time of continuing recession.
At
‘Explore Mull’, we are justifiably proud of this success and
strive to keep Mull and Iona at the forefront of eco-tourism in this
country by continuing to champion the islands’ wonderful wildlife
and scintillating scenery.
The
Isle of Mull and Iona boasts an opulent biodiversity that ranges from
the spores of a myriad of fungi that fruit perennially throughout the
islands to apex predators, like White-tailed Eagles, Otters, Minke
Whales and Basking Sharks. A mighty handful of celebrated and iconic
species provide an intoxicating allure for wildlife lovers and have
helped propel the islands toward the coveted status that they enjoy
today in the hearts and minds of wildlife watchers worldwide.
Forged
by fire and sculpted by ice over a mind-boggling near 3 billion
years, the exhilarating landscapes and seascapes of the Isle of Mull
and Iona are guaranteed to take your breath away, being among the
most beautiful in the British Isles. Influenced by the Gulf Stream,
the area’s climate is capricious in nature, with the ever-shifting
light affording photographers a fantastic opportunity to capture the
local scenery throughout the spectrum of its moods, amid the backdrop
of the changing seasons.
New
for 2012, the ‘Going Wild On Mull and Iona’ blog, detailing pages
from the ‘Explore
Mull’ Nature Notebook’,
aims to encourage interest in every aspect of the islands’ natural
history and not merely its ever-popular eagles and otters. There is
so much more to Mull and Iona than White-tailed Eagles and Otters and
we intend to celebrate the islands’ unheralded wildlife, as much as
the more sought after birds, plants and animals, on these pages
during the coming months.
Linked
to an up-to-date ‘Latest Sightings’ page, the ‘Going Wild On
Mull and Iona’ blog will have an educative slant, with a strong
information bias, which we intend to present in a quirky, interactive
and fun way, allowing followers to keep in touch with what’s
happening in the world of Mull and Iona wildlife.
A
Happy New Year to all our friends and followers and may 2012 be just
what we wish it to be : the best year ever for wildlife and
wildlife-watchers on the Isle of Mull and Iona!
Stuart
