Cattle grazing on farmland near Twatt, Mainland, Orkney Islands.
The soil of Orkney is generally very fertile and most of the land is taken up by farms, agriculture being by far the most important sector of the economy and providing employment for a quarter of the workforce. More than 90% of agricultural land is used for grazing for sheep and cattle, with cereal production utilising about 4% (4,200 hectares (10,000 acres)) and woodland occupying only 134 hectares (330 acres).
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Location: Twatt, Mainland, Orkney Islands., Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © Diarmid Weir / Alamy / Afripics
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