Why you should explore Britain’s most underrated destination, the lost land of the auk.
As we climbed over a ladder, Papa Westray’s sea scrub opened up ahead; Colonies of Scottish primroses create a colorful island landscape, gently drooping on three sides towards the shore. There are sloping gullies there made of huge blocks of rock carved deep into the interior. Large skuas (huge, disturbingly beady-eyed birds) known locally as… Read More »