Boat Trips

Sea Trust , the marine arm of the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales, will again be running a number of boat trips aboard the Celtic Wildcat in spring and  summer 2012




The Celtic Wildcat is a twin hulled boat powered by 2 powerful engines which, in the capable hands of skipper and owner Nick O’Sullivan, provides an excellent, stable platform for observation.

The primary aim of these trips is to survey Common Dolphins and other cetaceans found in Pembrokeshire's waters. They also, however, provide an excellent opportunity to see and photograph other marine life such as Grey Seals and a wide variety of sea birds at close quarters. See the Galleries section for some photos from Sea Trust Pelagics in recent years.

The dates for the trips in 2012 are as follows:-

April           Saturday 28th
June             Saturday 30th
July                Thursday 19th, Thursday 26th
August              Friday 10th, Thursday 16th, Monday 27th
September          Friday 7th, Thursday 13th, Friday 28th   

Places are limited to 12 per trip and must be booked in advance. Please email Sea Trust at seatrustwales@gmail.com if you wish to book a place. The cost of each trip is £60 per person, payable in cash on the day. No profit is made on the sale of places, it merely allows Sea Trust to place two volunteers on each trip to carry out the surveys.

All trips start at Neyland Marina, meeting by the cafe at 8:30 a.m. with a departure at 9:00 a.m. After motoring up Milford Haven we will  visit such places as The Bristol Channel, the Celtic Deep, Grassholm and The Smalls Lighthouse as well as Skomer and Skokholm. No two trips are the same and exactly which area is visited and the species seen will depend on weather and sea conditions on the day. Dolphins are wild animals and sightings cannot be guaranteed but our success rate has been 95% over the past nine years! Arrival back at Neyland Marina is usually between 5:00p.m. & 6:00p.m. There is a toilet on board and hot drinks will be provided. Bring a packed lunch, warm clothing and suncream.