SOS Puffin – Maintenance

SOS Puffin is a volunteer project sponsored by the Scottish Seabird Centre which started in 2007. It aims to bring under control the invasive plant tree mallow which has taken over the islands of Craigleith and Fidra near North Berwick and threatens the important populations of nesting puffins and other seabirds.

Having been delivered for 8 years, the project has involved around 1000 volunteers and had a significant impact in keeping tree mallow under control. Numbers of puffins monitored on the islands have been steadily increasing.

The project is to provide a new engine for the boat (RIB) that transports volunteer groups to the islands to undertake the conservation activities. The transport and replacement engine are essential to the delivery of the SOS Puffin Project.