Merlin

Trumland is a mosiac of some of Orkney’s most spectacular habitats: explore the blanket bog and wet heath, or scramble the rocky outcrops and willow scrub, surrounded by bubbling Curlews and calling Cuckoos.

Explore the thick heath at Cottascarth, look skyward for birds of prey as you scrunch toward our grass-topped hide. Settle into the hide, and keep watch for Hen Harriers, Short-eared Owls and Curlews.

Stand on the shores of Loch Sunart and look across waters where otters and seals thrive, or explore the ancient woodland where warblers and Tree Pipits sing.

Birds of prey rule the roost at Birsay Moors – see Red-throated Divers and Hen Harriers soar above this wild and rugged moorland.

Visit this sweeping saltmarsh and experience an area reclaimed by nature, now home to nesting Skylarks, Redshanks, and thousands of wildfowl in winter.