A pioneering project has boosted wader numbers in Orkney by working with farmers

[@heather333]

This is good for tourism, too.

[@Stura_tv]

awesome

[@PhilipMurphy8]

Great development

[@DrPhoenixJKZ]

This is truly inspiring! Hope we will see more of such stories through Scotland, UK, and the whole world! ^v< b

[@AliMcKnight-xo7oq]

Good work. Did you do productivity analysis to see if peewit population was actually increasing or pulled in from surrounding areas due to good habitat?

[@RussTillling]

Great to combine wildlife restoration with agriculture ❤. Is it the scrapes or the cattle that help the lapwing? Maybe the insect population is boosted by cattle dung? Is it normal for there to be no trees or shrubs?

[@annellis1016]

Any curlews?

[@tomallen9377]

Why are there so few trees there?

[@davidleakenneyphotography]

They have been chopped down by generation after generation for farming, mostly sheep. Now it's hard to keep new trees alive because of salt winds.

[@heather333]

Anywhere you see heathland, it's a relic ecosystem of deforestation in the Bronze Age (approx 3,500 years ago).

[@davidleakenneyphotography]

Allways pains me to see sheep on these islands. They take far too much. Cows and horses work so much better, a few pigs would do wonders to. But overall, it's good to see progress!