Knockshinnoch Lagoons

Knockshinnoch Laggons consist of three lochs - Creoch Loch, Black Loch and Loch o' th' Lowes along with extensive water meadows along the bank of the River Nith to the east of New Cumnock.

Insh Marshes

Insh Marshes is one of the most important wetlands in Europe. The marshes situated on either side of the River Spey upstream of Loch Insh in the Scottish Highlands. They are over 4 miles long and just under a mile wide.

Glen Tanar National Nature Reserve

There is a Visitors Centre at Braeloine with a ranger service and there are numerous nature trails radiating around the reserve from here.

Fir and Pond Woods

The reserve is situated to the east of Potters Bar, just north of the M25 motorway off Coopers Lane Road. It is one of the best remnants of the ancient Enfield Chase. Diverse woodland, meadow and wetland habitats support an abundance of species. The reserve is divided into two main areas of woodland (Fir Wood to the north and Pond Wood to the south) which are predominantly oak and hornbeam. Within Pond Wood there is an ancient meadow which is being conserved with the help of grazing Shetland sheep. At the southern end is a lake which is being actively maintained by the Trust.

Fetlar

The north and eastern part of Fetlar is largely owned by the RSPB who manage it as a nature reserve. Fetlar was home to the only known breeding Snowy Owls in Britain, but unfortunately they no longer occur here. The coastline along Funzie Bay is the most picturesque and the headland to the south of Trestam Lambhoga, was where the islanders once dug peat for fuel. It now makes an excellent long walk where visitors can see thousands of puffins nesting between late April and early August. On the north west coast Gruting has a range of cliffs and sandy beaches.

Corrimony

Corrinmony is situated amongst beautiful scenery with Spruce plantations, native woodland, moors and lochs.

Coll

The Island of Coll and is some 53 miles from Oban and is 13 miles long and 3 miles wide, with many unspoilt white sandy beaches. The isle of Coll is a small hebridean island some four miles west of Mull and enjoys a mild climate with a high sunshine record. Coll has a population of around 200 all-year residents, and much more in the summer months.

Cairngorms National Park

The Cairngorm National Park is the largest national park in the U.K. being 40% larger than the Lake District and over twice the size of Loch Lomond and Trossachs. Four of Scotland's five highest mountains are within the park and there are 52 peaks that are over 900 metres. The forests within the park contain the remnants of the original Caledonian Pine Forest including a rare Pinewood found only in Scotland and Norway.

Caerlaverock

The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) has a visitors centre where the bird population can be viewed through high powered binoculars and telescopes. The reserve is situated on the Solway Firth in the South West of Scotland and is visited by many types of migratory waterfowl that feed on the mudflats and surrounding grassland. There are several hides, some built by Sir Peter Scott, and observation towers situated around the reserve.

Broubster Leans

Broubster Leans is one of the most important sites in the U.K. for breeding waders. It is situated 7 miles south of Thurso in the far north of Scotland.

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