An abandoned UK island famous for its dramatic natural beauty, rich history, and unique wildlife is becoming a popular choice ...
One of Scotland’s most breathtakingly beautiful natural and cultural assets faces growing risks as climate change hits home, ...
St Kilda is home to almost a million seabirds ... The last islanders left the main island of Hirta in 1930 after life there became unsustainable. People only now live on Hirta on a temporary ...
St Kilda's field mice inhabit the islands of Hirta and Dun. They mostly eat snails, insects, moss and plant seeds, though some have previously been seen feeding on the carcasses of the island's ...
The largest St Kilda island is called Hirta, and a community lived there for hundreds of years until 1930, when the remaining inhabitants requested the Scottish Government relocate them.
It is incredible to consider that islanders from nearby Hirta, near the big island of St. Kilda, came here with ropes and scaled the cliffs hunting for birds to eat. But the human residents of ...