Trumland House Gardens

Trumland House Gardens Situated on the beautiful island of Rousay, overlooking Orkney mainland. CLOSED until futher notice. (Groups at other times by arrangement.)

We are aiming to reopen this year, please do check here for any more info. Trumland House Gardens are open to visitors. 1st May - 31st October. We remain closed and will be throughout 2022 because of ongoing works. Thank you for your understanding and continued patience, and we look forward to seeing everyone again next year. If you wish to wander around the garden walks, enjoy the fabulous vistas

, or just sit and relax, the gardens are open all week from 10am to 5pm from May to the last Friday of October. Entrance fee - £2.50 per person

Ferries leave from Tingwall on Mainland Orkney to Rousay regularly, contact Orkney Ferries to book, (tel 01856 751360) or ask at the Tourist Information for a timetable. Trumland is a short walk up the hill from the Rousay ferry terminal.

13/05/2026

🌿 🌊 A Rousay Celebration of Land & Sea - 4 & 5 July 2026! 🌊🌿

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13/05/2026

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We have some bad news to share.

Late last week, we confirmed that there is a stoat on Rousay. Until now, they had been confined to the Orkney Mainland and Linked Isles.

The evidence came from one of the trail cameras we have on the island as part of an ongoing response to a potential sighting.

This is really concerning news for the community, nature and the whole of Orkney. Even by Orkney’s high standards, Rousay is an important place for nature - from breeding seabirds to birds of moorland, peatland and lochans like curlews, red-throated divers, hen harriers and short-eared owls. It’s also one of the nine islands in Orkney that is home to the Orkney vole, found nowhere else on earth.

As part of the response we have additional traps, cameras including AI cameras and dog searches happening as we work to remove the stoat and get a better understanding of the situation.

We were able to act quickly thanks to the diligence of visitors who reported they may have seen a stoat, and because of the landowners that had already granted access as part of biosecurity measures. We are also incredibly fortunate to have trained incursion volunteers on the island who are now part of the response.

We are now asking all visitors and residents to be extra vigilant and report any potential stoat sightings on Rousay immediately.

Poplar hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) found today in the walled garden.
17/06/2025

Poplar hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) found today in the walled garden.

Still ongoing.
09/06/2025

Still ongoing.

28/04/2025

The Cuckoo has returned

The willow warblers are now singing here in numbers. Joined by regular Redpoll, Reed Buntings and Goldfinch.

17/05/2024

What a beautiful day. Cuckoos constantly calling, at least 3 about, cuckooing, chuckling and hissing.

03/05/2024

Cuckoo arrived today with the beautiful weather.

25/04/2024

Plenty of raptors about, Kestrels, Sparrowhawks, Buzzards, Hen Harriers and Short eared Owls.

Two Hen Harrier sky dancing today over RSPB Trumland.

Also the Willow Warblers have returned. No sight or sound of the Swallows or Cuckoos yet.

21/01/2024

The second in a series of articles looking at the Neolithic Taversoe Tuick chambered cairn in Rousay.

22/12/2023

Wishing everyone a very merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!

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