Ramna Stacks and Gruney

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View from the Point of Fethaland to Gruney and the Ramna Stacks

Ramna Stacks and Gruney is a 11.67  hectare nature reserve ( SSSI ) on the Shetlands established in 1984 , which has also been designated as a protected area under the EU Birds Directive (SPA) since 1996 . It is located two kilometers north of the Point of Fethaland , the northernmost point of Mainland , the main island of the Shetlands, in the North Atlantic and includes the island of Gruney with some surf piers and the group of islands of the Ramna Stacks, a little to the west . Only Gruney and Fladda , the largest island of Ramna Stacks, have a significant vegetation, mainly of grasses and based on peat - soil . The other islands in the area consist mainly of bare rock.

The importance of Ramna Stacks and Gruney lies in its function as a breeding ground for various species of seabirds . It is one of only eight areas within the EU where wave walkers (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) breed. More to be named bird species are petrels , fulmars , gulls , Rissas , guillemots , razorbills , guillemots and Lunde . Gray seals and their young can also be found in autumn .

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Coordinates: 60 ° 39 ′ 23 "  N , 1 ° 18 ′ 32"  W.