Small gifts company sells puffin prints in bid to save Scottish Seabird Centre

A small homeware and gifts company is selling puffin artwork in an effort to help to save the beloved Scottish Seabird Centre.

Creature Candy is raising money for the marine conservation charity and its popular visitor centre in the coastal town of North Berwick through the sale of limited edition puffin prints.

Each piece of artwork costs £15, with £5 going towards the crowdfunder which has a £10,000 goal.

Nearly £5,000 has been raised since the four-week campaign was launched on Monday 8th June.

The Scottish Seabird Centre is aiming to raise £200,000 in order to avoid permanent closure, after the Covid-19 crisis and the subsequent lockdown-induced closure of its visitor centre plunged the charity into financial difficulty.

In the 20 years the conservation charity has been operating, it has used its resources to educate people from all walks of life and from all over the world about the Scottish marine environment. It also works to support conservation projects which protect some of the most fragile habitats on the planet.

Lizzie Barker, founder and director of Warwickshire-based Creature Candy, which she created to raise awareness of Britian’s protected wildlife species, said she wants the company to do its bit to ensure the Scottish Seabird Centre can continue its important work.

“Creature Candy is proud to support a number of wildlife charities and important conservation projects,” she said.

“The Scottish Seabird Centre provides a wonderful environment for the public to enjoy and learn about seabirds and other marine animals. It also plays an important role in the conservation and protection of some of the most fragile habitats on the planet. Its survival is imperative and we sincerely hope we can help to make this happen.”

Creature Candy has raised almost £10,000 altogether for the charities they support.