Unique Orkney islands - a proud heritage and culture
A 15-year project, which has seen over 300 acres of native tree species planted in notoriously ‘treeless’ Orkney, has come to a close. The Orkney Woodland Project, as well as advising on conserving …
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The long term health of the Papdale Woods is being boosted with help from Pupils of Kirkwall Grammar Sschool. Assisted by the Orkney Woodlands Project, a group of S3 pupils will be planting around …
A project to help make it easier to get up close to the wildlife on Orkney has come a stage closer thanks to new funding. RSPB Scotland has announced that the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Orkney …
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Swathes of snowdrops attract early spring walkers and perhaps the most northerly of these is at Binscarth wood on the Orkney mainland. One of Orkney’s most beautiful woodland walks can be found …
The clifftops of the western coast of Orkney are home to many sea birds and Marwick Head is one of the three RSPB nature reserves on the Orkney islands. Exposed to the Atlantic Ocean, the …
Orkney is one of the most important breeding sites of two species of seal, the Common seal and the Grey seal. They are often found basking on many of Orkney's shores and they face an array of …
