Whilst waiting for the ferry I finally got to see and photograph an otter (not the best pics but a start). On the trip we also got to see Seals on a sandbank in the bay, A Buzzard and Red Deer. There is a Golden Eagle in the area but we did not get to see it.
On arrival at the lighthouse we were able to see all the way East to Dunnet Head (most northerly point) and the Orkney Islands in the distance. The View West was less clear so we were not able to see Isle of Harris / Lewis.
The cape is separated from the rest of the mainland by the Kyle of Durness and consists of 107 square miles (280 km2) of moorland wilderness known as the Parph. The first road was built in 1828 by the lighthouse commission across the Parph/Durness. This road connects a passenger ferry that crosses the Kyle of Durness with the buildings on the peninsula.
Much of the cape is owned by the Ministry of Defence and is used as a military training area, including as live firing range. Areas of it are also designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a Special Protection Area, a Special Area of Conservation and a Special Landscape Area.
The sea cliffs around the cape are composed of Torridonian sandstone and Lewisian gneiss. These rise to 281 metres (922 ft) above sea level and include the highest sea cliffs on the British mainland at Clò Mòr around 4 miles (6.4 km) to the east of the headland.
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