Record number of visitors to Hermaness
Hermaness Nature Reserve in Unst recorded its best ever year for visitors in 2023. Around 12,000 people visited after an extensive upgrade to the reserve’s…
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Dramatic drop in bonxie numbers
The great skua has seen a significant drop in its breeding population, with the Hermaness Nature reserve alone seeing a worrying 90 per cent fall.
READ FULL STORYBird flu depletes bonxie numbers but Hermaness has record tourist season
Bonxies have fallen by 78 per cent at Noss nature reserve, NatureScot has said, after bird flu decimated the breeding population. The government agency said…
READ FULL STORYPuffins stand guard at Hermaness
View this post on Instagram Standing, almost, to attention. Atlantic Puffin, Hermaness, Shetland #puffin #puffins #shetland #shetlandislands #sumburghhead #wildlife #scottishwildlife #wildlifephotography #scottishnature #naturephotography #britishwildlife #promoteshetland…
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Police want to trace owner of rucksack found at Hermaness
A small rucksack was found at the Hermaness Nature Reserve in Unst on Thursday afternoon.
READ FULL STORYSNH keen to see Hermaness used to benefit community
A consultation has begun on how Scottish Natural Heritage should manage the UK’s most northerly National Nature Reserve in Unst.
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