Known as the Queen of the Hebrides, Islay boasts a wide variety of wonderful scenery and habitats, including wild open moorland and hills, unspoilt beaches and cliffs, mixed woodland and mudflats, all of which offer amazing birding - over 100 species being present on the island all year round.

Islay measures some 40kms by 30kms at its extremes - one of the largest and southernmost of the Inner Hebrides, and thanks to the Gulf Stream enjoys a mild changeable climate.