RSPB Trumland, Rousay

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Overview

The best time to visit this Orkney moorland is during the summer months, when you should see breeding red-throated divers, hen harriers, merlins and short-eared owls. The heather, bog asphodel and tormentil should also be flowering alongside Trumland’s two nature trails. Look up to the rocky outcrops above the loch – you might see nesting fulmars as well.

Location

Trumland, ROUSAY, KW17 2PU

About the area

This cluster of more than 70 islands and skerries lies off the northern coast of Scotland, separated from it by the churning waters of the Pentland Firth. Approaching on the ferry from Scrabster or Aberdeen, the first view of Hoy, with its tall rock stacks and slabby red sandstone cliffs, is at first misleading.

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RSPB Trumland, Rousay

Trumland, ROUSAY, KW17 2PU

01856 821395

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RSPB Trumland, Rousay

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Overview

The best time to visit this Orkney moorland is during the summer months, when you should see breeding red-throated divers, hen harriers, merlins and short-eared owls. The heather, bog asphodel and tormentil should also be flowering alongside Trumland’s two nature trails. Look up to the rocky outcrops above the loch – you might see nesting fulmars as well.

Location

Trumland, ROUSAY, KW17 2PU

About the area

Area image

This cluster of more than 70 islands and skerries lies off the northern coast of Scotland, separated from it by the churning waters of the Pentland Firth. Approaching on the ferry from Scrabster or Aberdeen, the first view of Hoy, with its tall rock stacks and slabby red sandstone cliffs, is at first misleading.