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Litla Waters

Lake, Pool, Pond, Freshwater Marsh in Shetland

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Litla Waters

Johnnie Mann's Loch I wonder who Johnnie Mann was?
Johnnie Mann's Loch Credit: David Purchase

Litla Waters is a picturesque freshwater marsh located in the scenic Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is a small body of water, resembling a pond or pool, nestled amidst the stunning natural beauty of the area. Surrounded by lush greenery and rolling hills, Litla Waters is a tranquil and serene spot that offers a respite from the hustle and bustle of daily life.

The marsh is fed by natural springs and rainwater, ensuring a constant flow of fresh, clean water. The depth of Litla Waters varies throughout the year, with it being at its highest during the rainy season and at its lowest during the dry months. Despite its small size, the marsh is home to a diverse range of flora and fauna, making it a thriving ecosystem.

The surrounding vegetation comprises reeds, grasses, and other wetland plants that provide a habitat for numerous animal species. Bird enthusiasts will delight in the sight of various avian species, including ducks, swans, and wading birds, which frequent the marsh. Additionally, Litla Waters is known for its vibrant insect life, with dragonflies and damselflies darting over the water's surface.

The calm and peaceful atmosphere of Litla Waters makes it an ideal spot for nature lovers and those seeking solitude. Visitors can enjoy leisurely walks around the marsh, take in the stunning views, and observe the wildlife in their natural habitat. Whether it's for a quiet picnic or a moment of reflection, Litla Waters offers a serene escape into the beauty of Shetland's natural surroundings.

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Images are sourced within 2km of 60.42017/-1.3910178 or Grid Reference HU3370. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Johnnie Mann's Loch I wonder who Johnnie Mann was?
Johnnie Mann's Loch
I wonder who Johnnie Mann was?
Mangaster Voe
Mangaster Voe
The lane from Mangaster The A970, heading south for Mavis Grind and Brae, can be seen on the right.
The lane from Mangaster
The A970, heading south for Mavis Grind and Brae, can be seen on the right.
The old road Single track remains of the A970 road
The old road
Single track remains of the A970 road
Sheep on the moor View of Stanes Moor
Sheep on the moor
View of Stanes Moor
Loch of Lunnister View from the road
Loch of Lunnister
View from the road
Mangaster Voe
Mangaster Voe
Pastures and ruins South east of Mangaster. Mangaster Voe in the foreground.
Pastures and ruins
South east of Mangaster. Mangaster Voe in the foreground.
Homestead on promontory Overlooking Mangaster Voe. Too Brekk is hill beyond on the left.
Homestead on promontory
Overlooking Mangaster Voe. Too Brekk is hill beyond on the left.
Burn of Mangaster Heads towards Mangaster Voe through rough grazing. Better pasture on the right..
Burn of Mangaster
Heads towards Mangaster Voe through rough grazing. Better pasture on the right..
Sheep and cattle grazing East of Mangaster. Mangaster Voe on the left.
Sheep and cattle grazing
East of Mangaster. Mangaster Voe on the left.
Loch of Haggrister
Loch of Haggrister
A970 near Mangaster The A970 runs for 71 miles across most of the length of the "Mainland" in the Shetland Islands. It is a good-quality single-carriageway road for most of its route. Travelling from south to north, the road begins at Grutness near Sumburgh Airport and winds around the many hills and inlets passing close to a number of small villages without going through any large ones before Lerwick. After looping around Lerwick, a short spur runs to Scalloway whilst the main route continues northwards towards Brae where it crosses the narrow isthmus of Mavis Grind. At Sandy Lochs the road splits and a four-mile spur goes through Urafirth to Hillswick. The main route continuing to the right towards its northern terminus at Isbister. This last part of the route tends to be narrower with passing places. <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A970" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A970">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> SABRE
A970 near Mangaster
The A970 runs for 71 miles across most of the length of the "Mainland" in the Shetland Islands. It is a good-quality single-carriageway road for most of its route. Travelling from south to north, the road begins at Grutness near Sumburgh Airport and winds around the many hills and inlets passing close to a number of small villages without going through any large ones before Lerwick. After looping around Lerwick, a short spur runs to Scalloway whilst the main route continues northwards towards Brae where it crosses the narrow isthmus of Mavis Grind. At Sandy Lochs the road splits and a four-mile spur goes through Urafirth to Hillswick. The main route continuing to the right towards its northern terminus at Isbister. This last part of the route tends to be narrower with passing places. LinkExternal link SABRE
Northbound A970 near Mangaster The A970 runs for 71 miles across most of the length of the "Mainland" in the Shetland Islands. It is a good-quality single-carriageway road for most of its route. Travelling from south to north, the road begins at Grutness near Sumburgh Airport and winds around the many hills and inlets passing close to a number of small villages without going through any large ones before Lerwick. After looping around Lerwick, a short spur runs to Scalloway whilst the main route continues northwards towards Brae where it crosses the narrow isthmus of Mavis Grind. At Sandy Lochs the road splits and a four-mile spur goes through Urafirth to Hillswick. The main route continuing to the right towards its northern terminus at Isbister. This last part of the route tends to be narrower with passing places. <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A970" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A970">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> SABRE
Northbound A970 near Mangaster
The A970 runs for 71 miles across most of the length of the "Mainland" in the Shetland Islands. It is a good-quality single-carriageway road for most of its route. Travelling from south to north, the road begins at Grutness near Sumburgh Airport and winds around the many hills and inlets passing close to a number of small villages without going through any large ones before Lerwick. After looping around Lerwick, a short spur runs to Scalloway whilst the main route continues northwards towards Brae where it crosses the narrow isthmus of Mavis Grind. At Sandy Lochs the road splits and a four-mile spur goes through Urafirth to Hillswick. The main route continuing to the right towards its northern terminus at Isbister. This last part of the route tends to be narrower with passing places. LinkExternal link SABRE
A970 Northbound The A970 runs for 71 miles across most of the length of the "Mainland" in the Shetland Islands. It is a good-quality single-carriageway road for most of its route. Travelling from south to north, the road begins at Grutness near Sumburgh Airport and winds around the many hills and inlets passing close to a number of small villages without going through any large ones before Lerwick. After looping around Lerwick, a short spur runs to Scalloway whilst the main route continues northwards towards Brae where it crosses the narrow isthmus of Mavis Grind. At Sandy Lochs the road splits and a four-mile spur goes through Urafirth to Hillswick. The main route continuing to the right towards its northern terminus at Isbister. This last part of the route tends to be narrower with passing places. <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A970" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A970">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> SABRE
A970 Northbound
The A970 runs for 71 miles across most of the length of the "Mainland" in the Shetland Islands. It is a good-quality single-carriageway road for most of its route. Travelling from south to north, the road begins at Grutness near Sumburgh Airport and winds around the many hills and inlets passing close to a number of small villages without going through any large ones before Lerwick. After looping around Lerwick, a short spur runs to Scalloway whilst the main route continues northwards towards Brae where it crosses the narrow isthmus of Mavis Grind. At Sandy Lochs the road splits and a four-mile spur goes through Urafirth to Hillswick. The main route continuing to the right towards its northern terminus at Isbister. This last part of the route tends to be narrower with passing places. LinkExternal link SABRE
A970 near Mangaster The A970 runs for 71 miles across most of the length of the "Mainland" in the Shetland Islands. It is a good-quality single-carriageway road for most of its route. Travelling from south to north, the road begins at Grutness near Sumburgh Airport and winds around the many hills and inlets passing close to a number of small villages without going through any large ones before Lerwick. After looping around Lerwick, a short spur runs to Scalloway whilst the main route continues northwards towards Brae where it crosses the narrow isthmus of Mavis Grind. At Sandy Lochs the road splits and a four-mile spur goes through Urafirth to Hillswick. The main route continuing to the right towards its northern terminus at Isbister. This last part of the route tends to be narrower with passing places. <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A970" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A970">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> SABRE
A970 near Mangaster
The A970 runs for 71 miles across most of the length of the "Mainland" in the Shetland Islands. It is a good-quality single-carriageway road for most of its route. Travelling from south to north, the road begins at Grutness near Sumburgh Airport and winds around the many hills and inlets passing close to a number of small villages without going through any large ones before Lerwick. After looping around Lerwick, a short spur runs to Scalloway whilst the main route continues northwards towards Brae where it crosses the narrow isthmus of Mavis Grind. At Sandy Lochs the road splits and a four-mile spur goes through Urafirth to Hillswick. The main route continuing to the right towards its northern terminus at Isbister. This last part of the route tends to be narrower with passing places. LinkExternal link SABRE
Northbound A970 The A970 runs for 71 miles across most of the length of the "Mainland" in the Shetland Islands. It is a good-quality single-carriageway road for most of its route. Travelling from south to north, the road begins at Grutness near Sumburgh Airport and winds around the many hills and inlets passing close to a number of small villages without going through any large ones before Lerwick. After looping around Lerwick, a short spur runs to Scalloway whilst the main route continues northwards towards Brae where it crosses the narrow isthmus of Mavis Grind. At Sandy Lochs the road splits and a four-mile spur goes through Urafirth to Hillswick. The main route continuing to the right towards its northern terminus at Isbister. This last part of the route tends to be narrower with passing places. <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A970" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A970">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> SABRE
Northbound A970
The A970 runs for 71 miles across most of the length of the "Mainland" in the Shetland Islands. It is a good-quality single-carriageway road for most of its route. Travelling from south to north, the road begins at Grutness near Sumburgh Airport and winds around the many hills and inlets passing close to a number of small villages without going through any large ones before Lerwick. After looping around Lerwick, a short spur runs to Scalloway whilst the main route continues northwards towards Brae where it crosses the narrow isthmus of Mavis Grind. At Sandy Lochs the road splits and a four-mile spur goes through Urafirth to Hillswick. The main route continuing to the right towards its northern terminus at Isbister. This last part of the route tends to be narrower with passing places. LinkExternal link SABRE
Lochs and a lumpy landscape, near Islesburgh This area is fascinating for the series of small lochs (lochans) some forming a circle. Many are connected one to the next by small burns. The landscape itself is largely devoid of human settlement, and even of sheep. Yet in its barren-ness, it is very beautiful.
Lochs and a lumpy landscape, near Islesburgh
This area is fascinating for the series of small lochs (lochans) some forming a circle. Many are connected one to the next by small burns. The landscape itself is largely devoid of human settlement, and even of sheep. Yet in its barren-ness, it is very beautiful.
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Litla Waters is located at Grid Ref: HU3370 (Lat: 60.42017, Lng: -1.3910178)

Unitary Authority: Shetland Islands

Police Authority: Highlands and Islands

What 3 Words

///lamplight.hound.yelled. Near Brae, Shetland Islands

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Bight of Fiddens Turra Ness Litla Waters Klev Loch of Haggrister

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