Tag: birds
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Carstramon Wood Reserve
If you are looking for a great place to stop whilst traveling in Dumfries and Galloway, look no further than the Carstramon Wood Reserve. This small 90 hectare woodland is the largest of four in the Fleet Valley and it is situated roughly two miles away from Gatehouse of Fleet. The entire region was once covered by beautiful forests such as the one at Carstramon but today only four little ...
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Ayr Gorge Woodlands Reserve
The forty-hectare Ayr Gorge Woodlands Reserve lines the steep River Ayr valley and is situated in Failford. The Ayr Gorge, which is part of the Scottish Wildlife Trust, is made up of a mixture of plantations and woodland, some of which is semi-natural and the other is made up of sessile oak and birch. On the forest floor there is little shrub to be found, and it consists of holly, rowan and ...
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Abernethy Forest NNR
Abernethy Forest National Nature Reserve is 5,796 hectares in size and contains the largest amount of native Scots Pinewood located in one area. These Scots Pinewoods are the last remains of the Caledonian Forest near Badenoch, Strathspey, Aviemore, and the Highlands, Scotland.
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Nature Reserves
If you have ever had the privilege of visiting Scotland, you will know just what an incredible wealth of natural treasures it possesses. From the Scottish Highlands to the lochs and lakes brimming with crystal clear, icy cold water, the country certainly seems to have a never-ending abundance of nature reserves, parks and woods. The small woodland creatures that live in these places are a ...
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Bird Watching
Scotland Offers Bird Watchers a Rare Treat in July RSPB Scotland and Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park have a wonderful treat in store for bird lovers. The park is home to one of UK’s rarest breeding birds, the hen harrier and you can now observe the birds nesting through high quality CCTV images. The project aptly called ‘Aren’t Birds Brilliant’ is on every Saturday at 1 pm through June and ...
