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Hermaness National Nature Reserve

Unst, Shetland  >  United Kingdom

Dramatic clifftop for thousands of seabirds. Breeding birds include stormfågel, havssula, lunnefågel and tretåig mås.

Tillagd* av Renate van den Boom
Senast uppdaterad 12 februari 2020

Beskrivning

Clifftop with a nice boardwalk. It takes about 40 minutes to walk from the parking place to the clifftop. You can walk along the cliff. There are thousands of havssula. Also lots of lunnefågel, skuas, stormfågel, tretåig mås, toppskarv, gulls, kärrsnäppa, stenskvätta, pipits and so on.

Detaljer

Tillgänglighet

There's a parking place near Burrafirth. It's well signed. From the parking place follow the footpath all the way to the cliff. It takes about 40 minutes to walk. It's a bit hilly. When you get to the cliff edge, walk to the left to see a huge havssula colony up close. You can walk all the way round. If you go to the right, you can see Muckle Flugga, Britain's most northerly lighthouse. The cliff edge is not fenced, so be careful, especially with strong winds. Also, be careful where you step, as there are quite a few lunnefågel burrows along the edge. Be aware of dive bombing storlabb (called bonxies in Shetland) in breeding season. Best to stick to the path. Part of the area is closed in breeding season to protect smålom.

You can hike off trail, but it's not recommended as it is very wet with many hidden pools and in breeding season there are lots of breeding birds you will disturb. Circular trail only open out of breeding season.

Terräng och habitat

Hav / ocean

Förhållanden

Kulligt , Öppet landskap

Rundtur

Ja

Tubkikare behövs?

Nej

Bästa säsong för skådning

Året runt

Bästa tid för ett besök

Vår , Sommar

Rutt

Bred stig

Hur ansträngande vandring

Genomsnittlig vandring

Nås

Till fots

Fågeltorn / plattform

Nej

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