Photo of Mull Head Nature Reserve, a nature reserve in the Orkney Islands, the Scottish Highlands and Islands. — © Anne Burgess / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mull Head Nature Reserve

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Mull Head is a local nature reserve at the north-east corner of the East Mainland, a run of maritime heath and low cliffs busy with seabirds, with seals and sometimes whales offshore. Waymarked trails from the car park lead out to The Gloup and the Brough of Deerness, so it’s easy to string the three together into one good walk.

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Photo of The Gloup, a visitor attraction in the Orkney Islands, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

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