Island Trails

28/01/2025

And so it begins.....Up Helly Aa 2025!

25/01/2025

I am available for day tours this coming week for visitors in Shetland for Up Hella Aa. Already booked on Monday 27th but do have availability from Tuesday and onwards. Message or call 07880 950228 for more info.
Photo: Autumn scene at St.Ninians Isle last year.

27/11/2024

Along with many others I was interviewed for this travel documentary about Shetland, so a lot of familiar faces here. The section about the Tait family croft with Cecil, Jennifer & myself starts about 8 minutes in, but I would recommend watching it all!

Shetland - Crafts, History, Landscapes is a new travel documentary from BongoPlanes Does Aviation where we discover Shetland and its incredible historic craf...

05/11/2024

"Shetland" series 9 starts tomorrow on BBC1.

01/11/2024

Well worth a look for some early Christmas shopping if you are in Lerwick over this weekend.

18/10/2024

Otter alert! We stopped at Hillswick this morning on a North Mainland tour and parked up next to the toilets and in front of the Hillswick Wildlife Sanctuary. I went to the shop and on my return Rebecca Gruber who was on tour with me had seen an Otter crossing the road and disappearing through the gate into the sanctuary! Rebecca managed a very short video clip despite her obvious excitement.

03/10/2024

It's been great working with another Red Fox Travel group who are visiting Shetland during "Shetland Wool Week."

15/09/2024

Last minute spaces available on a North Mainland of Shetland small group tour, tomorrow 16th September.
Leaving Lerwick 9.30am and returning 5pm.
The Eshaness coastline is one of the key stops and for more info and prices please message Island Trails or call James on 07880 950228

12/09/2024

The Norwegian tall ship "Sorlandet" in Lerwick Harbour today.

20/08/2024

Still a few puffins about as reported yesterday by Sumburgh Head Lighthouse & Visitor Centre. They are usually all gone by now, heading out to sea for the winter.

As of yesterday, there were still a few Puffins seen on the cliffs at Sumburgh Head. It’s such a treat to still see Puffins this late into August. There must have been a few late starters at the beginning of the season!

13/08/2024

Please sign to save the Tourist Information Centre in Lerwick. Visit Scotland are closing all the TICs in Scotland which seems to be a very ill thought out plan. We need to keep this resource for Shetland and have it under local ownership and control.

Prevent the Closure of Shetland Tourist Information Centre in Lerwick

11/05/2024

I enjoyed playing a small part this week on Shetland Nature's Wild and Wooly holiday, led by Kate Humble. I got a good day of weather to show the group St. Ninian's Isle earlier this week where I shared some of the old stories about the Isle. The group were looking for somewhere to have their packed lunches so I took them along to Paparwark Furniture where Cecil set out some of his folding garden benches for the group to sit on, in the lee of the workshop buildings.

02/05/2024

Here in Shetland it is lambing season and I am involved full time with lambing on our family croft. We are coming well through it now and I expect to be back to tour guiding by the middle of May. A busy time but very satisfying work, so far it's gone well and the weather has been good most of the time!

09/04/2024

They are back again! Great news from Sumburgh Head Lighthouse & Visitor Centre, another sign of spring.

Puffins are back on the cliffs at Sumburgh Head, as of today!

17/03/2024

Pre Season open day at the Quendale Mill - Sat 30th March.

Quendale Mill Open Day, 30th March - see Poster.

31/01/2024

Some mobile phone pics from . It was a bit windy but thankfully dry for the procession and galley burning.

30/01/2024

It is the last Tuesday in January and in Lerwick that means only one thing...🔥🔥 Up Helly Aa! 🔥🔥
You can watch this evening's procession online via links in this post from Promote Shetland