Tag: Shetland
Summer wildlife is a bonus on Unst
ENJOY SUMMER WILDLIFE TREATS WHEN YOU BASE YOURSELF AT BELMONT
In July beautiful Unst in Shetland, the UK’s most northerly island, is in full summer bloom. A paradise for bird and nature lovers, Unst is...
Have a wild time on Unst
UNST SELF CATERING HOUSE IS A RARE FIND FOR SUMMER WILDLIFE WATCHERS!
The island of Unst in Shetland, the UK’s most northerly island, really comes into its own in May and June for bird...
Letter from Scotland
From time to time we all sympathise with Guy Fawkes. Blow up parliament and set the dark November skies alight with fireworks.
The poor man was cruelly treated. He was tortured till he confessed and...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018: Notes From Shetland to Shanghai
If you think harps are only played by angels or elderly ladies in ballgowns, think again.
Harpist Sophie Rocks is just 23, and although her roots lie in the traditional music of her childhood home...
Letter from Scotland
Forestry and fishing, two of Scotland’s iconic industries, both made the news this week. All remaining controls over forestry were formally devolved to Scotland but we appear to have lost control over fishing.
Let’s start...
Letter from Scotland
For the 80 per cent of us Scots who live in the towns, it’s easy to forget the hard life our farmers still live out in the countryside. This week we suddenly woke up...
Letter from Scotland
This week we started pumping gas out of the seabed west of Shetland. It’s a huge and pioneering operation. Four sub-sea wells have been drilled at depths of 600 metres in stormy waters 125...
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