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Have a wild day out and get close to nature at this award-winning 5 star visitor attraction. Become a cameraman for the day and zoom in on amazing wildlife with LIVE interactive cameras. Wildlife cinema, New Puffin Burrow Kids' Playzone, Environment Zone and Migration Flyway, attractive Cafe with open decking and views over the sea and the islands of the Firth of Forth. Gift Shop, boat trips, activities and fantastic programme of events for adults and children all year. Stunning panoramic views over the sea and white sandy beaches of North Berwick. See puffins and gannets, seals with pups in winter, as well as occasional sightings of dolphins, porpoises and whales. Only 30 minutes by car, train or bus from Edinburgh. Open all year
Tickets are priced: Adults £7.95. Children £4.50. Concession £5.95. Special Group booking rates also available. School rates also available from £2.50. Children under four go free.
The Centre is open all year (except Christmas day). Please call 01620 890202 for more information, or visit our website at www.seabird.org.
Don't miss the special all-inclusive First ScotRail deal for full day admission plus return travel. Adults ticket £9.00. Family, child and concession tickets all available at fantastic savings. Call First ScotRail on 08457 550033.
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Scottish Seabird Centre
The Harbour
North Berwick
East Lothian
EH39 4SS
TEL - +44 (0) 1620 890202
FAX - +44 (0) 1620 890222
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JULY
1st July - 31st Aug Cath Read Exhibition
Cath Read’s paintings and prints capture the light effects, textures and colours of the coastal towns of the northern edge of the Forth.
1st - 18th July 2pm-3pm Puffin Club Bird Brains –
Birdie arts and crafts afternoon- mask and hat making, flying bird mobiles and flurry
feathered friends!
16th - 18th July 11am-5pm Puffin Club RSPB Scotland and Scottish Environment LINK Meet some of the world's most incredible seabirds with RSPB Scotland and sign your pledge to help protect them.
19th July 11am-2pm Puffin Club Rockpool Rambles
Take a closer look at the seashore in our rock pool rambles. All Children must be
accompanied by an adult, places are limited.
19th - 20th July 2pm-3pm Puffin Club Food Treasure Trail
Decipher the clues and follow the trail to lead you to the treasure!
Sunday 20th July 11.30-3.30pm, Slow Food Summer Fair, The Marquee, opposite the Seabird Centre, North Berwick
Some of the best food and drink in the country will feature at the festival, an antidote to fast food. From fresh seafood to gourmet delicatessen foods, matured cheeses to hand baked breads, patisserie to specially selected wines and liqueurs – all available for trying, tasting and buying. Entry is 50p (U16s free). Children's activities include face painting, quizzes and games.
21st - 24th July 2pm-3pm Puffin Club Chick Challenge
It's not easy being a chick, can you complete the challenges and grow big and strong?
25th July 2pm-3pm Puffin Club Puppet Play
Make your own wildlife puppet and learn tell a tale how to use it to tell a tale.
26th - 27th July 2pm-3pm Puffin Club Build a Bird
Faster than the speed of light! What would you choose if you could make your own bird?
28th - 29th July 1pm-3pm Puffin Club Backyard Bugs and Beasties
Find out how create a happy healthy garden. Make your own compost and bird food.
30th - 31st July 2pm-3pm Puffin Club Know your birds!
How can you tell a gannet from a guillemot? Come along and find out.
AUGUST
1st - 3rd August 2pm-3pm Puffin Club Know your birds!
How can you tell a gannet from a guillemot? Come along and find out.
4th - 7th August 2pm-3pm Puffin Club Stain Glass Sea Scenes
Paint your own stain glass sea scene.
8th August 2pm-3pm Puffin Club Seaside Adventures with Julie Hegarty
Join author of the ‘Michelle’ series of children’s books, Julie Hegarty as she brings the ocean to life through storytelling, puppets and fun.
9th August 1pm-4pm Puffin Club Under the Sea Snow Globes
Join Alchemy Arts and create your own recycled snow globe.
10th August 2pm-3pm Puffin Club Beach Walk
Take a walk with our guides and explore the seashore. Children must be accompanied by adults.
11th - 14th August 2pm-3pm Puffin Club Swingy Sea Creatures
Make a colourful swingy sea creature to take home.
15th August 2pm-3pm Puffin Club Seaside Adventures with Julie Hegarty
Join author of the ‘Michelle’ series of children’s books, Julie Hegarty as she brings the ocean to life through storytelling, puppets and fun.
16th, 18th - 22nd August 2pm-3pm Puffin Club Ship Ahoy!
Celebrate Lifeboat Day and make a boat to sail the ocean blue!
17th August 2pm-4pm Puffin Club Masks, Myths and Monsters
Creative workshop looking at masks and puppets inspired by sea myths and monsters.
23rd - 25th August 2pm-3pm Puffin Club What’s in a Poo?
Animal and bird droppings are more than something to be stepped in. Join us to delve further into the world of poo!
24th August Walking with Birds – Visit Musselburgh with Edinburgh RSPB.
Meet at 10am at the mouth of the River Esk. Waders and ducks will be returning after breeding elsewhere, some in their more colourful summer plumage. Call John Mitchell 0131 337 1628 for further information.
26th - 29th August 2pm-3pm Puffin Club Stain Glass Sea Scenes
Paint your own stain glass sea scene.
30th August 2pm-3pm Puffin Club What’s in a Poo?
Animal and bird droppings are more than something to be stepped in. Join us to delve further into the world of poo!
31st August 1pm-3.30pm Puffin Club Tales from the Waves
Storytelling session inspired by the sea.
31st August 9am-4pm Seawatch!
Seawatching is a challenging form of bird watching, using different skills and techniques. However, it need not be too daunting! This one day course, run with the Scottish Ornithologists Club, allows you to try techniques and develop new skills.
The focus will be on identification skills, and a range of observation and recording techniques. £12 for the day including lunch and refreshments. Booking essential on 01620 890202.
SEPTEMBER
1ST September – 31st October 10am-6pm Sally Oyler Exhibition
East Lothian artist Sally Oyler has travelled widely, drawing her inspiration from a rich variety of fauna and landscape. She uses a variety of media to create these unique and stylised pieces.
1st - 5th September 2pm-3pm Puffin Club Under Water Aliens
Join our afternoon sessions to find out more about the amazing creatures that live beneath our waves.
6th - 7th September 2pm-3pm Puffin Club What Makes a Beach?
Why are beaches so important? What makes a good beach and how can you help keep them safe.
12th - 14th September 2pm-3pm Puffin Club Paper Ocean
Learn more about the creatures that live beneath the waves and build you own Paper Ocean.
13th - 14th September 11am-1pm Beach Clean Weekend
Litter on our beaches is a massive problem. Do your bit and join the team to carry out a local beach clean. Please wear suitable clothes and footwear, all children must be accompanies by adults.
14th September Walking with Birds Visit to Hound Point, South Queensferry with Edinburgh RSPB. Meet at 10am. We may see skuas and terns and returning migrant wader. Call Eppie Sweeney on 0131 445 4379 for further information.
15th September 2pm-3pm Puffin Club Build your own Junk Sea Creature
This is your chance to let your imagination run wild and create an incredible monster of the deep.
20th - 21st September 2pm-3pm Puffin Club Under the Sea Trail
Decipher the clues and follow the trail to lead you to the treasure!
27th September 11.30-3.30pm The Kids’ Food Fun Day , The Marquee, the Scottish Seabird Centre
A fun-packed and educational day, with activities to introduce children to different foods and where they come from …
Make your own fruit smoothies and fruit kebabs * Interactive Art Activities and Face Painting for younger children, themed around the seaside and food * Dookin’ for apples * Kids’ Activities and Storytelling * Children’s Cook Books * Coconut Shy * Sea Food Shockers (with live lobsters) * ‘Who Am I?’ vegetable and fruit quizzes and lots more. * BBQ with Anderson’s Beefburgers and Ballencrieff Sausages.
28th September 11.30-3.30pm, Slow Food Summer Fair, The Marquee, opposite the Seabird Centre, North Berwick
Some of the best food and drink in the country will feature at the festival, an antidote to fast food. From fresh seafood to gourmet delicatessen foods, matured cheeses to hand baked breads, patisserie to specially selected wines and liqueurs – all available for trying, tasting and buying. Entry is 50p (U16s free). Children's activities include face painting, quizzes and games.
27th - 28th September 2pm-3pm Puffin Club Nature’s Food
Nettle soup? Seaweed stew? Find out more about living off the land and what can be used to create mouth-watering dishes.
OCTOBER
4th - 5th October 2pm-3pm Puffin Club Under the Sea Big Draw 2008
Help us create a huge under the sea scene as part of the Big Draw 2008.
5th October 9am-4pm Seawatch!
Seawatching is a challenging form of bird watching, using different skills and techniques. However, it need not be too daunting! This one day course, run with the Scottish Ornithologists Club, allows you to try techniques and develop new skills. The focus will be on identification skills, and a range of observation and recording techniques. £12 for the day including lunch and refreshments. Booking essential on 01620 890202.
11th October 1pm-4pm Puffin Club Creature Kites
Join Alchemy Arts using recycled materials to create your own creature kite.
12th October 2pm-3pm Puffin Club Let’s Go Fly a Kite
Create your own seabird or creature kite.
13th - 17th October 2pm-3pm Puffin Club Pirate Week
The Puffin Club take on a pirate theme in preparation for our Big Pirate Weekend. Come along and join in the fun.
18th - 19th October 10am-5.30pm Puffin Club Big Pirate Weekend
“Shiver me’ timbers and Pieces of Eight!” The Scottish Seabird Centre is taken over by Pirates in this family fun weekend! Activities running throughout the day.
20th - 24th October 2pm-3pm Puffin Club Wings and Things
Explore wings, migration and flight in our afternoon activity sessions.
25th - 26th October 2pm-3pm Puffin Club Things That Go Up…
… must come down, but can you build a machine that will be a champion flyer?
27th - 30th October 2pm-3pm Puffin Club Feathers and Flight
Explore feathers and flight in our afternoon activity sessions.
31st October 2pm-3pm Puffin Club National Tell a Story Day – Halloween Tales
Witches and spells, cauldrons and cats. Join us for an afternoon of spooky tales. See www.seabird.org for details.
NOVEMBER
21st November - January 2009 10am-4pm (Mon-Fri) 10am-5.30pm (Sat/Sun)
Nature of Britain Photography Competition
Returning for its 3rd year, the selected entries of Scottish Seabird Centre’s Nature of Britain Photography Competition go on display for the public vote.
1st November 2pm-4pm Puffin Club Selkie Stories
To celebrate the return of the seals and as part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival, come along and cosy down to hear the magical Selkie stories.
2nd November 2pm-3pm Puffin Club Nature’s Camouflage
Dotty or spotty, stripy or spiky, animals and birds use a wonderful range of things to hide themselves away. Come and see if you can make yourself invisible!
6th - 13th November 10am-4pm (Mon-Fri) 10am-5.30pm (Sat-Sun)
Moon Watch Week
Explore the moon from our Telescope Deck with the Astronomical Society of Edinburgh. Check www.seabird.org for timings and tickets.
8th - 9th November 2pm-3pm Puffin Club Skies at Night
Join in our astronomical afternoon craft sessions.
15th - 16th November 2pm-3pm Puffin Club Seal Art Competition
Use our live seal pictures as inspiration to create your very own seal art work and enter our competition to win a special prize.
22nd - 23rd November 2pm-3pm Puffin Club Colourful Plumage
Take inspiration from the wonderful world of birds and make your own special plumage.
29th - 30th November 2pm-3pm Puffin Club Fly the Flag
Celebrating the Saltire for St Andrews Day. Come along and make your own flag.
DECEMBER
Christmas by the Sea
Relax and unwind at the Scottish Seabird Centre for the Festive Season. With special offers, children’s activities and warming festive dishes. The Scottish Seabird Centre is a great day out for all the family and the perfect place to escape the cold!
6th – 7th December 10am-4pm (Mon-Fri) 10am-5.30pm (Sat/Sun) Christmas Festival Weekend
Escape the cold in our special weekend of family fun activities, workshops, tastings and special offers. Please see www.seabird.org for full listing of events and activities.
13th December – 4th January 2009 2pm-3pm Puffin Club by the Sea
Join our arts, crafts or storytelling sessions every afternoon throughout the festive period.
Scottish Seabird Centre, The Harbour, North Berwick.
EH39 4SS. Tel: 01620 890202. www.seabird.org
The Scottish Seabird Centre is a charity dedicated to inspiring people to understand and care for wildlife and the natural environment.
(Charity No SC 025837)
DETAILS CORRECT AT TIME OF GOING TO PRESS. PLEASE CHECK DATES AND TIMES IN ADVANCE on 01620 890202 OR www.seabird.org
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