by Iceland2021 | Oct 1, 2021
APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!!! The University of Glasgow Iceland Expedition is looking for a new team! This summer we travelled to Skalanes Nature and Heritage Centre in the East Fjords region of Iceland for six weeks, and we are now looking to pass the project on to...
by Iceland2021 | Jul 11, 2021
Written by Clara Gyhrs This year we are running a project on the Arctic foxes in the area surrounding Skálanes Nature and Heritage Centre, where we are collecting baseline data and testing methods that could be used for future fox research. Some of the...
by Iceland2021 | Jul 8, 2021
Written by Bethan Hall-Jones Photos by Bethan Hall-Jones We have now been at Skálanes for 4 weeks and have 2 weeks left! Time has been flying by and we have been up to so much since the last blog post. The eider duck project, being run by Lotta, has now...
by Iceland2021 | Jun 28, 2021
Written by Lotta Ruha Photos by Bethan Hall-Jones Eider ducks (Somateria mollissima) can be found all around the coast of Iceland. Eiders form large breeding colonies during springtime and one of these breeding colonies inhabits the Skálanes Nature and Heritage...
by Iceland2021 | Jun 26, 2021
Written by Abi McLelland Bird photos by Bethan Hall-Jones The bird monitoring project here at Skálanes has been going for 8 years, counting the numbers of Northern Fulmars and Black-Legged Kittiwakes who regularly nest on the cliffs. In order to count the birds...
by Iceland2021 | Jun 22, 2021
Written by Emma Watson All photos by Bethan Hall-Jones Skálanes Nature and Heritage Centre is home to a small sub-colony of puffins who regularly nest on the cliffs next to the Centre’s observation deck. Puffins are perhaps one of the most well known...
by Iceland2021 | Jun 21, 2021
Written by Bethan Hall-Jones Today marks the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, but here in Iceland everyday feels just as long as the nights do not get dark during the summer months. For 17 days around the solstice the sun actually sets after...
by Iceland2021 | Jun 17, 2021
Written by Abi McLelland Most know that animals, like humans, can be very protective of their young. Here at Skálanes the Arctic tern colony is no different. In fact, there is even a sign at the door to warn all visitors of the aggressive protection methods of...
by Iceland2021 | Jun 14, 2021
Written by Bethan Hall-Jones Travel to Skálanes 09/06: Bright and early on Wednesday morning we made our way to Reykjavik airport for our flight to Egilsstaðir. We are so used to airports taking a long time, so we arrived a full hour and 30 minutes before our...
by Iceland2021 | Jun 13, 2021
Written by Bethan Hall-Jones For our first full day out of quarantine, on Monday 7th June, we decided to visit Fagradalsfjall, an actively erupting shield volcano and tourist hot spot, which is located on the southwest coast not too far from Reykjavik. Shield...
