All Nature Reserves
Nature Reserves in Scotland
- Save to ListAn oasis of open windswept moors hidden in the lowlands, Blawhorn is a site full of secrets. By using a special boardwalk to cross the peat, you’ll soon discover some of its treasures, like the nodding white heads of bog cotton in early summer or the explosive cackle of a red grouse as it bolts from the heather. Beneath your Read more...
- Save to ListA visual melting pot of swirling blues and greys, the mudflats and saltmarsh (merse) of Caerlaverock provide a winter feast for birds like barnacle geese, bar tailed godwit and knot. Standing on the edge of this vast flat expanse, you can watch flocks of birds wheeling through the sky as they travel from mudflat to coastal salt marsh. Or arrive Read more...
- Save to ListPhone: +44-0-300 067 6200Cambus o’May is one of those places you can visit again and again – and find something new each time. Each season has its charms, from wildflowers in spring to crisp winter days. Read more...
- Save to ListPhone: +44-0-01698 421668Carved by ice and water from the surrounding gently rolling landscape, the steepness of the gorge sides here has protected the trees from fellin Read more...
- Save to ListPhone: +44-0-7833 600 365Email: info@colinburtreserve.co.ukThe Colin Burt Wildlife Reserve is an area for wildlife conservation set in stunning highlands of Scotland, with Ben More as the backdrop to the scenery Read more...
- Save to ListLike a giant stone armchair, Corrie Fee is a wild amphitheatre of rocky landscape sculpted by the power of ice and water. Read more...
- Save to ListPhone: +44-0-1445 781 200The sheer-sided spectacle of Corrieshalloch Gorge carries the river Droma down a series of thundering falls nearly 100 metres towards Strath Broom. This extraordinary natural feature is relatively easy to reach from the road and the heart-stopping highlight of any visit is to cross the gorge via the swaying suspension bridge Read more...
- Save to ListFrom the wild and windswept mountain plateau to a woodland that’s slowly finding its feet again, Creag Meagaidh feels like the Highlands compressed into one nature reserve. Rare mountain plants like woolly willow and highland saxifrage battle against the elements, whilst black grouse flourish in the combination of woodland and open moorland. With Munro summits, an exposed whaleback ridge and Read more...
- Save to ListPhone: +44-0-1224 326429An interesting site with grassland, wetland and ancient woodland habitats. Excellent for birdwatching, pond dipping, dog walking and general wildlife spotting Read more...
- Save to ListWhere the River Don meets the sea, beside the A92 a few km north of the city centre, the estuary in the Donmouth LNR gives excellent scope for seeing waders, terns and seabirds. Seals use the sand spit near the mouth of the river. Read more...