Up to one million seabirds return to Shetland every spring and almost one-tenth of them make their home on the east cliffs of Noss National Nature Reserve. This crowded seabird colony, set in a spectacular landscape, presents a scene unequalled on the coast of Britain.


The island of Noss stands proudly on the eastern edge of Shetland, with convenient cliff-side nesting spots close to the rich marine larder of the North Sea. And it’s here that tens of thousands of seabirds nest in spring and summer, resulting in a noisy skyscraper of movement from the water’s edge to the cliff top.


Follow the 10 km/6 mile path around the edge of the island during early summer and your senses will be assaulted by a squawking, heaving mass of birds. Here you can witness first-hand the sounds and smells of a seabird city.


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Path to Noss ferry


To Lerwick ferry (5 km)


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Coastal path (10 km) Viewpoint path (6 km)


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