RSPB Loch Garten Osprey Centre
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Overview
Home of the Loch Garten Osprey site, this reserve holds one of the most important remnants of Scots Pine forest in the Highlands. Within its 30,760 acres are forest bogs, moorland, mountain top, lochs and crofting land. In addition to the regular pair of nesting ospreys, there are breeding Scottish crossbills, capercaillies, black grouse and many others. The ospreys can be viewed through telescopes and there is a live TV link to the nest. Please telephone for details of special events running throughout the year.
Ratings & awards
Green Tourism Gold
Features
- Opening Times
- Open all year
- Opening Times: Osprey Centre open Apr-Aug, daily 10-6 (last admission 5)
- Facilities
- Parking onsite
- Children
Location
RSPB Reserve Abernethy Forest, Forest Lodge, Nethybridge, BOAT OF GARTEN, PH25 3EF
About the area
Apart from the Orkneys and the Shetlands, Highland is Scotland’s northernmost county. Probably its most famous feature is the mysterious and evocative Loch Ness, allegedly home to an ancient monster that has embedded itself in the world’s modern mythology, and the region’s tourist industry.
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