Opening hours change tomorrow (1st October) to the winter times.
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Many thanks to Clare who helped Steve this Sunday with the beach clean at Vatersay West. Only 12kg of marine plastic collected which is good as it shows that regualr cleanups are making a big difference to our environment.
#marineplastic #CommunityAction #beachclean #vatersay

Location update: Shoreline Cleanup this Sunday at 2pm.
Meet at Vatersay Hall and cleaning the south end of Vatersay West Beach.

Do come along and help - all welcome and a great way to meet people and enjoy the outdoors.

#beachcleanup #marineplastic #marinepollution #vatersay #communityaction

Hebrides International Film Festival Details of this years Hebrides International Film Festival in Castlebay, Isle of Barra

Details of the film festival in #Castlebay this coming week. Please do come along to one film or more - some great titles.
#isleofbarra #HIFF
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As the ferry from Oban is arriving early today (Wednesday), we will be closing at 6pm.

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As the Oban ferry is cancelled today (Thursday), we will close at 6pm.

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Lets hope the weather breaks and we are able to go a nice walk tomorrow. #isleofbarra #autumn

Isle of Barra Keyrings | Buth Bharraigh An enameled Barra flag keyring. The flag measures 3.5cm x 2.5cm. It is are nickle plated with a split ring and chain. A great momento of a holiday or small gift.

Delighted to have our popular keyrings back in stock. Available in the shop or online.

www.buthbharraigh.co.uk/product-page...

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Join Bruce, aka @barrabirder.bsky.social, on a nature walk at Eoligarry this Wednesday. It is a great chance for some excellent wildlife spotting.

Signup at @buthbharraigh.bsky.social

#naturewalk #isleofbarra #eoligarry

Another enjoyable guided walk on Vatersay yesterday afternoon. Lovely views of a golden eagle overhead, eiders in the bay, waders on the beach, flocks of twite feeding on seedheads on the crofts and even a glimpse of the late afternoon sun!
#naturewalks #isleofvatersay
#goldeneagles #autumnvibes

These walks have been very popular so don't miss out!

Big Spring Clean 21 March to 21 April 2025.

Spend some time cleaning up around your house, township, work or school.

Community Volunteer Effort in Action

This Thursday at 7pm come along to Castlebay School and watch Pirates followed by a Q&A with Jim Parkyn from Aardman Animations. Not to be missed!

Less spectacular than today's Orcas perhaps, but certainly easier to photograph: we spent some time watching one of Barra's Otters this afternoon as it proved what an effective hunter it was. It typically came up with prey on its 3rd or 4th dive, spent 3 minutes eating it, then repeated.

Many thanks to the 10 people who came along on a sunny Saturday to clean Vatersay South Beach. A total of 68kg of plastic and 120kg of agricultural waste.

Many thanks for the fantastic effort!

#beachclean #noplastic #marinelitter #volunteers

Join Steve at 10:30am on Saturday for an hour to clean up Vatersay South Beach. Meet at the Hall.

Spring is in the air! Join the annual spring clean - tidying up litter from your township, near your home and/or around your place of work or school.

Once you have decided on the area you would like to clean give Bùth Bharraigh a call on 01871 817948 and log the area to help avoid duplication.

A group of happy people with a big pile of rubbush they have collected off the beach on Vatersay. Blue sky and blue waters in the distance.

A group of 6 people spead out along a pebbly beach with old bags looking for rubbish. Sky is a little overcast.

Cheering at their acomplishments, 6 people with hands in the air, delighted. They surrounding a pile of rubbish which they have collected from the beach.

An old compost bag full of marine plastic on a sandy beach with stones and the high tide mard behind it. Freshly collected for the beach.

Many thanks to everyone who came out today to help clear rubbish off Vatersay West Beach. 15 volunteers turned up and a massive 135kg of rubbish was collected. 108kg was old fishing gear and the rest was plastic.
Watch this space for the next one!

More Whooper Swans on the move over Barra today including this little bunch, taking a break on the sea in front of our house when we got home. #BirdingScotland

Whooper Swans are on the move. We had our first spring flocks migrating north-north-west over Barra this morning, heading out to sea on a bearing for Iceland! #BirdingScotland

Wintering Barnacle Geese powering into gale force winds on rainy Barra today. Despite the conditions there are strong signs of spring in recent days: 1st migrant Chiffchaff yesterday, a migrating Short-eared Owl last Thursday and 2 salmon-breasted Scandinavian Rock Pipits on Sunday. #BirdingScotland

Join Steve this Sunday - meet at Vatersay Hall at 10:30am for 1 hour to help clean Vatersay West Beach

Staying Here | Visit Barra Vatersay Finding accommodation or bringing your campervan, motorhome or tent to Barra and Vatersay

Need help finding accommodation for your visit to Barra and Vatersay? Contact us and we will find accommodation for you. Visit our website to find out more information.

www.visitbarravatersay.com/staying-here

Old Photograph Mail Steamer Castlebay Island Of Barra Scotland

Old Tour #Scotland #Ancestry Travel Visit #Genealogy #Scottish Family #History Blog #photography of mail steamer Lochearn arriving at Castlebay on Island of Barra, Outer Hebrides. Steamer served Tobermory, Coll, Tiree, Barra and Uist until 1955 tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com/2015/02/old-...

The cold spell has produced a small arrival of Fieldfares around the island in the past few days. A Gadwall, barely annual here on Barra, was new in, sticking close to the ice-breaker Whooper Swan on Loch Tangasdale today! #BirdingScotland #Birds

Kestrel surveying the snowy scene at Brevig this morning, one of at least three trying to get through the winter on Barra this year. #BirdingScotland #Birds

An Excellent Visitor | Visit Barra & Vatersay Barra and Vatersay are fragile places in terms of environment and economy. As a visitor these are top tips on how you can work with us to help protect the islands.

The short videos were commissioned by Castlebay and Vatersay Community Council and funded by Barra and Vatersay Community Ltd.

If you live in, work in, or are considering visiting Barra and Vatersay then please watch as a wee reminder.

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Make sure you have your hat on!

We have a wide selection of hats all hand knitted in Isle of Barra. Perhaps there is one for you.

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#supporthandmade
#SupportLocal
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