All Nature Reserves
Nature Reserves in Scotland
- Save to ListHome to some of Scotland’s most spectacular wildlife, Abernethy is a dramatic and awe-inspiring place. A fragile mosaic of ancient Caledonian pinewood, moorland, bog and mountain plateau, this reserve really has something for everyone Read more...
- Save to ListThis now-peaceful woodland is a rare surviving fragment of the native oak woods that once spread along the Atlantic coast from Spain to Norway. Ariundle is a treasure house of primitive plants with a huge diversity of mosses, lichens, liverworts and ferns growing over the damp woodland floor. These are fascinating reminders of some of the earliest forms of vegetation Read more...
- Save to ListPhone: +44-0-141 331 0993Email: baronshaugh@rspb.org.ukA real gem for wildlife and for visitors too. Spend time in one of the four hides, looking out at the ducks and swans on the haugh, or take a walk through the woods – in the spring you might hear woodpeckers and nuthatches, while in the winter whooper swans feed on the flooded meadows. If you’re lucky you may Read more...
- Save to ListWith a cluster of mountain peaks, ancient pinewoods, secretive crossbills and soaring golden eagles, it’s no wonder that Beinn Eighe was Britain’s first National Nature Reserve Read more...
- Save to ListA constant brooding presence on the skyline, the mountain of Ben Wyvis is a local personality. Stand on the summit and you’ll feel like you’re on the roof of the world, with the Highlands ranged beneath your feet. Read more...
- Save to ListPhone: +44-0-300 067 6850Blackmuir Wood is maintained by the Forestry Commission and although there has been a large section of trees felled in recent years, it has left the visitor with unparalleled views up west and also views on Ben Wyvis. Read more...