All Outdoor Activities
Outdoor Activities in Scotland
- Save to ListA dramatic island with soaring cliffs, Noss is home to an amazing array of nesting seabirds. In spring and summer, gannets, guillemots, fulmars and kittiwakes seem to occupy every available nook and cranny on the cliffs Read more...
- Save to ListPhone: +44-0- 1496 850505Email: loch.gruinart@rspb.org.ukLoch Gruinart is a working farm as well as a nature reserve.There’s always plenty to see at Loch Gruinart. In autumn, thousands of white-fronted and barnacle geese arrive from Greenland. When they leave in spring, wading birds take centre-stage, with the courtship displays of snipe, lapwings, redshanks and curlews. Watch it all take place from our viewing centre and hides, Read more...
- Save to ListPhone: +44-0- 1346 532017Email: strathbeg@rspb.org.ukScotland’s only mainland gannet colony. A wonderful, wild clifftop nature reserve with over 3,000 pairs of nesting gannets. It’s also a great place for spotting whales and dolphins and in spring you’ll see lots of other seabirds including the odd puffin! Read more...
- Save to ListAs you approach Rum, the rugged mountains set a dramatic stage for spectacular wildlife and archaeology. Circling eagles glide on outstretched wings overhead, majestic red deer graze on the hillsides and otters frolic between sea and land Read more...
- Save to ListPhone: +44-0- 1577 862355Email: lochleven@rspb.org.ukSet on the southern shore of the loch, RSPB Scotland Loch Leven nature reserve offers a great day out for families, nature lovers and wildlife watchers alike. Formerly known as Vane Farm, the RSPB bought the reserve in 1967 as a centre for environmental education and it is still a fantastic place for children to explore and discover nature today. Read more...
- Save to ListSheer cliffs loom from the sea at St Abbs Head, giving dramatic views of the Berwickshire coastline and providing an early summer home for nesting seabirds Read more...
- Save to ListThe natural barriers of inland cliffs and a seaward ridge of sand dunes protect the St Cyrus grasslands from the ravages of the weather, creating a small strip of warmth nestled on the North East coast. In summer the reserve is awash with colour and life, from the intense purple of the clustered bellflower to the constant movement of countless Read more...
- Save to ListPhone: +44-0-844 493 2237Email: information@nts.org.ukWith its dramatic landscape of sheer cliffs and sea stacks, St Kilda feels like a place perched on the edge of the world. It is Europe’s most important seabird breeding area and includes the world’s largest northern gannet colony. Read more...
- Save to ListPhone: +44-0-1681 700659A small island with a giant reputation, Staffa has been attracting visitors for centuries. People come to marvel at the imposing dark columns of volcanic rock that make up the island’s cliffs and to see Fingal’s Cave, a huge sea cave formed by the constant battering of the Atlantic Ocean. A rich mix of seabirds make the island their summer Read more...
- Save to ListThe peaceful oak woodlands of Taynish are interspersed with grassland, heath, saltmarsh and shoreline to give a truly amazing variety of wildlife. Read more...