The RSPB: Trumland, Rousay

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Hilltop lochan / bog pool, Trumland

Breeding-plumaged golden plover

Male merlin perched on old fence post, Shetland

Calling curlew

Coast of Rousay

Ling heather

Wild moorland with charismatic nesting birds such as hen harriers and great skuas

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Trumland, Rousay

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Trumland is one of the best places for wildlife in the UK.

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Top things to do in Spring

Sit and watch displaying hen harriers
Trek to the top of Knitchen Hill and enjoy stunning views of the moors and surrounding islands
Trek the reserve paths looking for breeding waders: golden plovers, snipe and curlews, as well as great skuas, red grouse and merlins if you are lucky

Top things to do in Summer

Enjoy a moorland walk with flowering heather and late-nesting birds
Visit and enter Taversoe Tuick burial mound by the reserve track, with calling curlews all around
Off the reserve, visit the beautiful north-west coast of Rousay with numerous historic sites and nesting seabirds

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