Listed below are the locations of organised watches for this year’s NWDW event. Simply select your region to see watches happening in your area.
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Bristol Channel & South Wales
(Watchet – Milford Haven): Devon, Somerset, Avon, Glos, Gwent, South, Mid and West Glamorgan, Dyfed
Species you can see: Harbour porpoise, short-beaked common dolphin, minke whale.
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Channel Islands
Guernsey, Jersey & Alderney
Species you can see: Harbour porpoise, bottlenose dolphin.
Land
31/07/2025, 12:00-14:00: Fort Albert, Alderney
Contact Alderney Wildlife for further details at marine@alderneywildlife.org
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Cornwall
(Plymouth – Bude)
Species you can see: Bottlenose dolphin, harbour porpoise, short beaked common dolphin, Risso’s dolphin, minke whale, fin whale.
Land
26/07/2025, 11:00-13:00: Mayon Cliff Lookout Point, Sennan, Cornwall
28/07/2025, 11:00-13:00: The Rumps (near Polzeath), Cornwall
30/07/2025, 11:00-13:00: Pencarrow Head (near Lantic Bay), Cornwall
02/08/2025, 11:00-13:00: Lizard Point, Cornwall
Contact Gemma Newman for further details at gemma.newman@cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk
Boat
26/07/2025, 10:30-17:30: AK Wildlife, Falmouth, Cornwall
27/07/2025, 10:30-17:30: AK Wildlife, Falmouth, Cornwall
28/07/2025, 10:30-14:30: AK Wildlife, Falmouth, Cornwall
28/07/2025, 14:30-17:30: AK Wildlife, Falmouth, Cornwall
29/07/2025, 10:30-14:30: AK Wildlife, Falmouth, Cornwall
29/07/2025, 14:30-17:30: AK Wildlife, Falmouth, Cornwall
30/07/2025, 10:30-15:30: AK Wildlife, Falmouth, Cornwall
31/07/2025, 10:30-13:30: AK Wildlife, Falmouth, Cornwall
31/07/2025, 14:30-17:30: AK Wildlife, Falmouth, Cornwall
01/08/2025, 10:30-14:30: AK Wildlife, Falmouth, Cornwall
01/08/2025, 14:30-14:30: AK Wildlife, Falmouth, Cornwall
02/08/2025, 10:30-15:30: AK Wildlife, Falmouth, Cornwall
03/08/2025, 10:00-17:00: AK Wildlife, Falmouth, Cornwall
Contact AK Wildlife for further details at info@akwildlifecruises.co.uk
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East, Central & West Sussex & Hampshire
(Dungeness – Worthing – Christchurch): Sussex, Hants
Species you can see: Bottlenose dolphin, harbour porpoise, short-beaked common dolphin.
Land
27/07/2025, 10:00-14:00: Saltdean Cliffs, Saltdean, East Sussex
29/07/2025, 19:00-21:00: Littlehampton Beach (near beach club), West Sussex
31/07/2025, 19:00-21:00: Littlehampton Beach (near beach club), West Sussex
02/08/2025, 10:00-14:00: Saltdean Cliffs, Saltdean, East Sussex
03/08/2025, 10:00-14:00: Saltdean Cliffs, Saltdean, East Sussex
Contact Rebecca Sayers for further details at cetaceanseaker@outlook.com
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East Anglia
(Nene River mouth – Yare River mouth): Norfolk
Species you can see: Harbour porpoise.
Land
27/07/2025, 10:00-16:00: Weybourne Cliff, Norfolk
Contact Carl Chapman for further details at carl@wildlifetoursandeducation.co.uk
(Yare River mouth – Thames River Mouth): Suffolk and Essex
Species you can see: Harbour porpoise.
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Eastern England
(Tees mouth – Nene River mouth): N. Yorks, E. Yorks, Lincs.
Species you can see: Harbour porpoise, bottlenose dolphin, minke whale, white-beaked dolphin.
Land
26/07/2025, 10:00-16:00: Chapel Point, Skegness, Lincolnshire
27/07/2025, 10:00-16:00: Chapel Point, Skegness, Lincolnshire
Contact Dave Miller for further details at dmiller@lincstrust.co.uk
02/08/2025, 10:00-12:00: Marine Drive, Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Contact Stuart Bains for further details at scarboroughporpoise@btinternet.com
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North East Scotland
(Tabet Ness – Lossiemouth): Moray Firth
Species you could possibly see: Bottlenose dolphin, harbour porpoise, minke whale, short-beaked common dolphin.
Land
31/07/2025, 10:30-13:00: Fort George, Inverness
Contact Sally Tapp for further details at sally.tapp@seawatchfoundation.org.uk
(Duncansby Head – Kessock)
Species you could possibly see: Bottlenose dolphin, harbour porpoise, minke whale, short-beaked common dolphin.
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North East England
(Berwick upon Tweed – Tees mouth): Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Durham
Species you can see: Harbour porpoise, bottlenose dolphin, minke whale, white-beaked dolphin
Land
27/07/2025, 16:00-20:00: Church Point, Northumberland
28/07/2025, 16:00-18:00: Snab Point, Northumberland
30/07/2025, 08:00-10:00: Snab Point, Northumberland
30/07/2025, 16:00-18:00: Rocky Island, Northumberland
01/08/2025, 08:00-10:00: Church Point, Northumberland
01/08/2025, 16:00-18:00: Snab Point, Northumberland
02/08/2025, 14:00-18:00: Rocky Island, Northumberland
Contact Martin Kitching for further details at martin.kitching@marine-life.org.uk
03/08/2025, 10:00-13:00: Blyth Beach, Northumberland
Contact Arthur Cranson for further details at arthur.cranson@northumberland.gov.uk
29/07/2025, 12:45-14:45: Cullernose Point, Northumberland
Contact Jane Hardy for further details at janehardyswims@outlook.com
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North Devon
Species you can see: Harbour porpoise, short beaked common dolphin, bottlenose dolphin.
Land
26/07/2025, 13:00-15:00: Capstone Point, Ilfracombe
27/07/2025, 13:00-15:00: Capstone Point, Ilfracombe
01/08/2025, 13:00-15:00: Capstone Point, Ilfracombe
02/08/2025, 13:00-15:00: Capstone Point, Ilfracombe
03/08/2025, 13:00-15:00: Capstone Point, Ilfracombe
Contact Chris Blackmore for further details at christosblackmore@yahoo.co.uk
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North Grampian
(Kessock – Peterhead)
Species you can see: Harbour porpoise, bottlenose dolphin, minke whale.
Land
29/07/2025, 15:00-18:00: Kinnaird Head (Coords: 57.6972, -2.0028)
30/07/2025, 10:00-13:00: MacDuff (Coords: 57.6654, -2.5013)
30/08/2025, 14:30-17:00: Findochty (Coords: 57.7015, -2.8993)
Contact Sally Tapp for further details at sally.tapp@seawatchfoundation.org.uk
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North Kent
(Thames River mouth – Margate – Dungeness)
Species you can see: Harbour porpoise and bottlenose dolphin.
Land
03/08/2025, 10:00-13:00: Dungeness
Contact Stephen Hedley for further details at stephen.hedley@zoho.com
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North West Scotland
(Mallaig – Cape Wrath): Highland, Isle of Skye
Species you can see: Harbour porpoise, minke whale, short-beaked common dolphin, fin whale, killer whale.
Land
31/07/2025, 12:00-17:00: Mallaig Library, West Bay, Mallaig
Contact Highlife Highland for further details at michelle.melville@highlifehighland.com
26/07/2025, 15:00-17:00: Rigg Viewpoint, Isle of Skye
28/07/2025, 19:00-20:00: Kilt Rock, Isle of Skye
29/07/2025, 19:00-20:00: Kilt Rock, Isle of Skye
30/07/2025, 19:00-20:00: Kilt Rock, Isle of Skye
31/07/2025, 19:00-20:00: Kilt Rock, Isle of Skye
01/08/2025, 19:00-20:00: Kilt Rock, Isle of Skye
02/08/2025, 15:00-17:00: Rigg Viewpoint, Isle of Skye
Contact Sylvia Porter for further details at porterskye@btinternet.com
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North West England
Species you can see: Bottlenose dolphin, harbour porpoise.
(Dee Estuary – Morecambe Bay ): Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire
Land
26/07/2025, 12:15-14:30: New Brighton Promenade, Liverpool (near Travelodge)
39/07/2025, 13:00-15:15: New Brighton Promenade, Liverpool (near Travelodge)
31/07/2025, 15:30-17:45: New Brighton Promenade, Liverpool (near Travelodge)
03/08/2025, 18:15-20:30: New Brighton Promenade, Liverpool (near Travelodge)
Contact Shaun Bryan for further details at shaunkeithbryan@hotmail.co.uk
(Morecambe Bay – Solway Firth): Cumbria
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Isle of Man
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Orkney & North Scotland
(Cape Wrath – Duncansby Head): Highland
Species you can see: Minke whale, long-finned pilot whale, killer whale, Risso’s dolphin, white-beaked dolphin, Atlantic white-sided dolphin, harbour porpoise.
Land
26/07/2025, Afternoon: Holborn Head, Thurso, Caithness
27/07/2025, Afternoon: Holborn Head, Thurso, Caithness
29/07/2025, Afternoon: Dunnet Head, Caithness
30/07/2025, Afternoon: Dunnet Head, Caithness
01/08/2025, Afternoon: Duncansby Head, Caithness
02/08/2025, Afternoon: Duncansby Stacks, Caithness
Contact Sheena McLachlan for further details at sheena321@icloud.com
28/07/2025, 13:00-14:30: Portskerra, North Sutherland (booking code required: ACT002932)
01/08/2025, 15:00-16:30: Sandside Head, Caithness (booking code required: ACT002933)
Contact Highland Highlife for further details at paul.castle@highlifehighland.com and book at
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South Devon
Species you can see: Bottlenose dolphin, harbour porpoise, short beaked-common dolphin.
Land
28/07/2025, 08:00-16:00: Berry Head, Devon
29/07/2025, 08:00-16:00: Berry Head, Devon
30/07/2025, 08:00-16:00: Berry Head, Devon
31/07/2025, 08:00-16:00: Berry Head, Devon
01/08/2025, 08:00-16:00: Berry Head, Devon
Contact Tim Graham for further details at tim.graham@countryside-trust.org.uk
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South East Scotland
(Arbroath – Berwick upon Tweed): Fife, Tayside, Midlothian
Species you can see: Bottlenose dolphin, harbour porpoise, minke whale, white-beaked dolphin.
Land
27/07/2025, 09:00-12:00: St Abbs Head (Coords: 55.9168, -2.1375)
27/07/2025, 15:00-18:00: Lookout Cabin, North Berwick (Coords: 56.0623, -2.7177)
28/07/2025, 09:00-12:00: Musselburgh (Coords: 55.9518, -3.0485)
28/07/2025, 15:30-18:00: Elliot Links (South of Arbroath, Coords: 56.5446, -2.6166)
Contact Sally Tapp for further details at sally.tapp@seawatchfoundation.org.uk
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South Grampian
(Peterhead – Arbroath): Grampian
Species you can see: Bottlenose dolphin, harbour porpoise, minke whale, white-beaked dolphin.
Land
28/07/2025, 16:30-18:30: Broughty Ferry Esplanade, Dundee
29/07/2025, 17:00-19:00: Broughty Ferry Esplanade, Dundee
31/07/2025, 18:30-20:30: Broughty Ferry Esplanade, Dundee
01/08/2025, 19:00-21:00: Broughty Ferry Esplanade, Dundee
Contact Laura Blackie for further details at laura.blackie@dundeecity.gov.uk
29/07/2025, 10:00-12:30: Stonehaven (Coords: 56.9635, -2.2035)
Contact Sally Tapp for further details at sally.tapp@seawatchfoundation.org.uk
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South West Scotland & Inner Hebrides
Species you can see: Harbour porpoise, short-beaked common dolphin, bottlenose dolphin, minke whale.
(Solway Firth – Cairnryan): Dumfries & Galloway
Land
03/08/2025, 10:00-13:00: Mull of Galloway Lighthouse, Stranraer (Coords: 54.6353, -4.8569)
03/08/2025, 15:00-18:00: Corsewall Point, Stranraer (Coords: 55.0069, -51586)
Contact Sally Tapp for further details at sally.tapp@seawatchfoundation.org.uk
(Cairnryan – Mull of Kintyre – Mallaig): Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Highland
Land
26/07/2025, 09:00-13:00: Greenock Esplanade (Coords: 55.9604, -4.7760)
02/08/2025, 09:00-12:00: Skelmorlie Church (Coords: 55.8723, -4.8907)
Contact Sally Tapp for further details at sally.tapp@seawatchfoundation.org.uk
Boat
01/08/2025, Full Day: Clyde Charters, Inverkip, Greenock (travel around Isle of Arran)
Contact Sally Tapp for further details at sally.tapp@seawatchfoundation.org.uk
26/07/2025, 10:00-12:00: Islay Sea Adventures, Port Ellen, Isle of Islay
28/07/2025, 10:00-12:00: Islay Sea Adventures, Port Ellen, Isle of Islay
28/07/2025, 14:00-16:00: Islay Sea Adventures, Port Ellen, Isle of Islay
29/07/2025, 10:00-12:00: Islay Sea Adventures, Port Ellen, Isle of Islay
29/07/2025, 14:00-16:00: Islay Sea Adventures, Port Ellen, Isle of Islay
30/07/2025, 10:00-12:00: Islay Sea Adventures, Port Ellen, Isle of Islay
30/07/2025, 14:00-16:00: Islay Sea Adventures, Port Ellen, Isle of Islay
31/07/2025, 10:00-12:00: Islay Sea Adventures, Port Ellen, Isle of Islay
31/07/2025, 14:00-16:00: Islay Sea Adventures, Port Ellen, Isle of Islay
01/08/2025, 10:00-12:00: Islay Sea Adventures, Port Ellen, Isle of Islay
01/08/2025, 12:00-16:00: Islay Sea Adventures, Port Ellen, Isle of Islay
02/08/2025, 10:00-12:00: Islay Sea Adventures, Port Ellen, Isle of Islay
Contact Islay Sea Adventures for further details at info@islay-sea-adventuress.co.uk
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West & North Wales
(Milford Haven – Dee Estuary): Dyfed, Gwynedd, Clwyd
WEST WALES
Land
26/07/2025, 10:00-14:00: Mwnt, Cardigan (on the hill behind the church, Coords: 52.1373, -4.6412)
27/07/2025, 11:00-17:00: New Quay Pier, Ceredigion
28/07/2025, 11:00-17:00: New Quay Pier, Ceredigion
29/07/2025, 11:00-17:00: New Quay Pier, Ceredigion
30/07/2025, 11:00-17:00: New Quay Pier, Ceredigion
31/07/2025, 11:00-17:00: New Quay Pier, Ceredigion
01/08/2025, 11:00-17:00: New Quay Pier, Ceredigion
02/08/2025, 11:00-17:00: New Quay Pier, Ceredigion
03/08/2025, 11:00-17:00: New Quay Pier, Ceredigion
Contact Harriet Goodchild for further details at harriet.goodchild@seawatchfoundation.org.uk
Boat
26/07/2025, Various Times: Dolphin Spotting Boat Trips, New Quay, Ceredigion
27/07/2025, Various Times: Dolphin Spotting Boat Trips, New Quay, Ceredigion
28/07/2025, Various Times: Dolphin Spotting Boat Trips, New Quay, Ceredigion
29/07/2025, Various Times: Dolphin Spotting Boat Trips, New Quay, Ceredigion
30/07/2025, Various Times: Dolphin Spotting Boat Trips, New Quay, Ceredigion
31/07/2025, Various Times: Dolphin Spotting Boat Trips, New Quay, Ceredigion
01/08/2025, Various Times: Dolphin Spotting Boat Trips, New Quay, Ceredigion
02/08/2025, Various Times: Dolphin Spotting Boat Trips, New Quay, Ceredigion
03/08/2025, Various Times: Dolphin Spotting Boat Trips, New Quay, Ceredigion
Contact Dolphin Spotting Boat Trips for further details at Info@newquayboattrips.co.uk
26/07/2025, 9:30: Falcon Boats, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
27/07/2025, 8:45: Falcon Boats, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
28/07/2025, 9:30: Falcon Boats, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
29/07/2025, 9:30: Falcon Boats, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
29/07/2025, 12:15: Falcon Boats, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
30/07/2025, 9:30: Falcon Boats, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
31/07/2025, 9:30: Falcon Boats, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
31/07/2025, 14:25: Falcon Boats, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
01/08/2025, 9:00: Falcon Boats, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
01/08/2025, 15:15: Falcon Boats, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
02/08/2025, 9:00: Falcon Boats, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
02/08/2025, 15:15: Falcon Boats, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
03/08/2025, 9:00: Falcon Boats, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
03/08/2025, 15:15: Falcon Boats, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
Contact Falcon Boats for further details at info@falconboats.co.uk
NORTH WALES
