Hannah Lightley

Having a 🐳’y good time! | Previously @HWDT_org ⛵️ | MSc @MarineVertsMSc @ExeterMarine | BSc Marine Biology @UniOfHull | She/Her👩‍🦰

[Hannah Lightley @HannahLightley]

And just like that 9 trips, 8 skippers, 5 first mates, 48 #citizenscientists, 9 species of #marinemammals 🦭🐬🐋, 1 boat and a whole lot of data🙌👩‍💻 It’s been an EPIC season leading the visual 👀 & #acoustic 🔈data collection onboard Silurian for @HWDT_org ⛵️

[Hannah Lightley @HannahLightley]

@CalMac_Updates any ideas to why the summer timetable hasn’t been fully released as advertised? Trying to book tickets at end of July with no luck.

[Hannah Lightley @HannahLightley]

@barrabirder Wow!! How epic 🤩 Where was the humpback? Would be great if you could put your sightings on WhaleTrack 🐋 https://t.co/tj92Jdo2tF

[Tim Awbery @AwberyTim]

Are you an undergraduate looking for paid research experience this summer??😎

@denrisch and I have an opportunity for you to gain experience helping us to continue to develop a deep learning detector for minke whale vocalisations 🐳🔊

➡️Find out more https://t.co/s0AXcrjG3X

[Hannah Lightley @HannahLightley]

@EllaLillyy Do you have an online shop?? Would love a puffin mug!!

[Claire Collins @clairesjcollins]

Come do a PhD with us @ZSLScience and @BangorUni on valuing and understanding the shifting importance of #sharks and #rays in Wales! Highly interdisciplinary and contributing to the great work by @ProjectSIARC 🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈Apply here by 16/01/24 - https://t.co/zZrVoXxuLp

[National Lottery Good Causes @LottoGoodCauses]

“People should care because it is about the future"

Our National Lottery Awards 2023 Environment winner is Danny Renton 🌊

Danny is the CEO and Founder of @seawilding, the UK’s first community-led native oyster 🦪 and seagrass 🌱 restoration project.

@HeritageFundUK #NLAwards

[Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust @HWDT_org]

@Dolphinchaz @HannahLightley Amazing efforts from all on board, fuelled by your neverending energy and positive vibes Hannah! You've been absolutely amazing this field season, THANK YOU for all your hard work 🫶

[Hannah Lightley @HannahLightley]

@Dolphinchaz @HWDT_org We’ve actually managed a few sightings today!! Common dolphins and harbour porpoise🤩 We have a determined group onboard this trip!

[Hannah Lightley @HannahLightley]

It’s my final ‘summer’ survey of the season with @HWDT_org ⛵️ It’s been a wet + wild trip so far attempting to dodge Storm Agnes 🌊 Today we’re heading out in sea state 5/6 to continue data collection with an INCREDIBLE team of #citizenscientists 💪🐬

[Hannah Lightley @HannahLightley]

@GillBraulik @HWDT_org We ended up coming off visual effort and dropped to acoustic only! Vols were super keen to be outside collecting data as we had been stormbound yesterday, ‘sightability’ was poor but could still be on the mast safely (just getting very wet) as swell was less than 0.5m 🌊

[Hannah Lightley @HannahLightley]

Absolutely gutted! A favourite spot to visit when I’m home🌳How out of touch with nature are we?!

[National Trust @nationaltrust]

We are shocked and desperately saddened to learn that the famous Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian's Wall has been felled overnight, in what appears to be an act of vandalism.

We know just how much this iconic tree is loved locally, nationally and by everyone who has visited.

We are working with our partners to understand what has happened and what can be done.

The incident has also been reported to the police.

[National Trust @nationaltrust]

We are shocked and desperately saddened to learn that the famous Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian's Wall has been felled overnight, in what appears to be an act of vandalism.

We know just how much this iconic tree is loved locally, nationally and by everyone who has visited.

We are working with our partners to understand what has happened and what can be done.

The incident has also been reported to the police.

[Hannah Lightley @HannahLightley]

Delighted to be guiding for @Hebridescruises for the next two weeks🙌 I’ll be exploring the Outer Hebrides with guests onboard Elizabeth G, an old North Sea rescue vessel🛟 I’m far too excited about the prospect of large whales, basking sharks and epic remote islands🤩🐋🦈

[Rob Deaville @strandings_man]

Setting off to Lewis in NW Scotland with my CSIP colleague @simon11235 to help support our friends at @strandings with their investigation of the largest #pilotwhale mass stranding in recent UK history. Some long days ahead but hoping #teamwork will help us learn more!

[Karen Munro @kasmunro]

A little bit of midsummer magic off Duncansby Head last night after an epic evening following the 27s Orca pod up the Caithness Coast 🖤

[Hannah Lightley @HannahLightley]

@_lrendell @HWDT_org @NikkiNelipot Thanks so much Luke!! Hope you had a great birthday at sea, I’m sure you’ll be back onboard skippering in the future⛵️🐬

[Hannah Lightley @HannahLightley]

Another fantastic trip as Science Officer for @HWDT_org ⛵️White-beaked dolphins were a particular highlight 🐬 A huge big thanks to the fantastic crew @_lrendell @BruceSCrawford @NikkiNelipot ‼️ Lots of a laughs, important data collected and one big birthday🎂

[Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust @HWDT_org]

⛵Across five days, our research vessel Silurian surveyed 205 miles of Hebridean waters🐬Encountering 5 marine mammal species across 40 sightings, citizen scientists onboard collected 33.5 hours of 🎧acoustic and 👀visual data!

Read all about it here⬇️ https://t.co/N54HbaSXA1

[Ewan Miles @Nature_Scotland]

Bumblebee Superhighways on the Isle of Mull 🚗 🚐 🐝 🐝 🐝 🦋 🦋 🌼 🌹

Changing the way we manage road verges will significantly improve biodiversity, help reduce carbon emissions and costs, and bring benefits for wildlife, for us and future generations.
Britain’s road 1/3

[Turus Mara @Turus_Mara]

An incredible and unique experience today when a Humpback Whale came to check out the Island Lass. Excuse the crew excitement!

[Helen Chadwick @Helen__Chadwick]

We’ve been pledged £2500 match funding from @CornwallCouncil for our #OceanWellbeing project if we can get to 25% of our total. Please share widely and donate what you can ⛵️ @CleanOSailing #PlasticPollution #BlueMind #Wellbeing