Much of the coastline offers a natural gallery for observing wildlife, common and grey seals can be seen along the rocky shores.

Common seal pups born in June are able to swim within a few days unlike the grey seal pups born in October who stay on the beach for a month prior to entering the sea.

Lochs and streams provide fresh water, essential for coastal otters to wash the salt from their fur. Soft peat banks conceal their bolts or hadds, where otters rest, shelter and breed.

The birdwatching is superb - gannet, guillemot, kittiwake, fulmar and puffin can be seen along the coastline while migrant birds such as pied wagtails, waxwings, redwings and various geese alight here in spring and autumn.

Local breeding birds include red throated diver, mallard, Arctic tern, Arctic skua, merganser, golden plover, oystercatcher, rock pipit, wheatear and skylark.