Day 7 Mountain Day – Ronas Hill

 

We chose the best day of the week to go to the North of mainland Shetland and the lucky ones amongst us had the opportunity of go up Ronas Hill and admire the beautiful views as well as the botanical highlights. A great day getting plenty of exercise exploring the upland heath and lochens as we worked our way down the hill to the Burn of the Twa-roes.

Bogbean in Loch 

Mountain Everlasting (Antennaria dioica)

Mountain Everlasting (Antennaria dioica)

Aspen (Populus tremula)

       Bog Pondweed (Potamogeton polygonifolius)

Fir Clubmoss (Huperzia selago)

Floating Bur-reed (Sparganium angustifolium)

Intrepid Jeremy is determined to get a sample
of the Beech Fern (Phegopteris connectilis)
growing in a rock crevice

Botanical highlights: Antennaria dioica, Phegopteris connectilis,Vaccinium uliginosum, Huperzia selago

Non-botanical highlights: Magnificent views on a clear sunny day, we could see the tip of Unst, the most northerly place in the British Isles.  A family or red-throated divers in a Lochen