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East Burra Firth, Broch

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Dogs welcome0 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Curlew, Great Black-backed Gull +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Curlew, Great Black-backed Gull +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Rhizocarpon geographicum, Acarospora fuscata, Lepra corallina +10 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Rhizocarpon geographicum, Acarospora fuscata, Lepra corallina +10 more · last seen 2013

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Shetland Hawkweed, Little Kneeling Eyebright, Sparse-leaved Hawkweed +110 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Shetland Hawkweed, Little Kneeling Eyebright, Sparse-leaved Hawkweed +110 more · last seen 2017

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Satyr Pug, Vagrant Emperor, Angle Shades +2 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Satyr Pug, Vagrant Emperor, Angle Shades +2 more · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Aith MarinaWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Aith WoodlandWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Collaster Loch and Northhouse LochWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Vementry PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Burn of LunketWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 10Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
The Hams TrackCycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route B9075Cycling route
Named routeRef B9075Point-to-pointLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

East Burra Firth, Aith Voe, Shetland

East Burra Firth, Aith Voe, Shetland

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