NF1099 : Village Street, St Kilda I have been working on the impact of Soay Sheep grazing on the vegetation of Hirta for almost 20 years, and I've never seen the grass as long as it is here in summer 1967.
Interestingly, this was a year of very low sheep numbers, following a crash in the population during the winter of 1966-67.
Does anyone have more pictures (or other information) on the vegetation of St Kilda in other years?
In 1967 we reckon there were 876 Soay Sheep on Hirta, but in 2010 there were 2,058, down from the all time high of 2,208 in 2009
All help gratefully received.
Mick Crawley