0 in northwestern Scotland and western Ireland, an area of land next to the coast that is formed of sand and pieces of shell and that is covered in grass and wildflowers:
We then turned north again to meet the old route to the machairs of the west coast.
Machair crofters have a history of working their land to the benefit of wildlife.
The machair also houses important bird populations, including waders such as snipe and oystercatchers.
