All Outdoor Activities
Outdoor Activities in Scotland
- Save to ListThis natural marsh was dammed in the 1880s, providing an ideal habitat for birds throughout the year. In summer, you’ll see large numbers of breeding wildfowl, including pintails, redshanks and wigeons, while in the winter migrating whooper swans and other birds visit the marsh. It’s a great day out for all the family, with children’s binoculars available in the hide. Read more...
- Save to ListReaching over 76 metres above the sea, these dramatic cliffs house Orkney’s largest seabird colony. Once seen, it’s never forgotten! Walk along the cliff path in the summer and you’ll see an array of wildflowers, while below you on the cliffs, guillemots, kittiwakes and razorbills will be nesting. You might even see a puffin, and porpoises and orca are occasionally Read more...
- Save to ListSituated on the island of Papa Westray, North Hill may seem remote but it’s a very exciting place to come and visit. The reserve is home to an extremely rare plant, the Scottish primrose, while stunning low level cliffs play host to nationally important numbers of breeding Arctic terns and skuas. Read more...
- Save to ListThe 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. Read more...
- Save to ListThis reserve is a magical mixture of land and sea, from sea cliffs to saltmarsh, from moorland to sandflats. Stroll through the moorland and you may well see hen harriers, short-eared owls and red-throated divers, all of which nest on Orkney’s moorland. And when you’re admiring the beauty of the coastal walks, look out for red-breasted mergansers and black guillemots. Read more...
- Save to ListCome during the spring and summer and you will see a wonderfully exuberant display of summer flowers and possibly the rare great yellow bumblebee. Marshland wading birds nest here in the summer, while in the autumn greylag geese and a variety of ducks stop off at Onziebust’s two tranquil lochs. Read more...
- Save to ListPhone: +One of the finest coastal locations in Orkney, with stunning scenery and cliffs, as well as thousands of seabirds and a poignant history. A walk up Marwick Head is highly recommended and brings together everything that’s special about Orkney – nature, wildlife, history and fantastic sea views. Found south of Birsay in the West Mainland, this huge headland is Read more...
- Save to ListPhone: +Possil Marsh has a shallow freshwater loch surrounded by marsh, swamp and fen, with areas of willow scrub and grassland Read more...