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Loch Garten Nature Reserve (Highland)
Description: Address: Aviemore/ Highland / Scotland / Telephone: 01479 831476 / Home of the osprey in Scotland. Enjoy the antics of ... more  Loch Garten Nature Reserve (Highland) ... these famous Scottish birds with expert staff help and a combination of available binoculars, telescopes, CCTV cameras.Newest Review: ... quite ingenious. As more pairs of Ospreys returned from their African wintering grounds each Spring these were largely left ... more ... undisturbed since anyone wishing to seek out this bird could do at Loch Garten, where views were guaranteed.
I still remember my very first visit to Loch Garten, even though I would have probably only been about seven years old. At that time my parents had a VW Campervan and our summer holidays were spent tourist around the UK, many of these holidays were in Scotland. We had taken out an annual RSPB family membership that allowed free access to all of their nature reserves so needless to say whenever there was a RSPB r...more |
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Loch Garten Nature Reserve (Highland): In awe of Ospreys! (845 words)
by micksheff - written on 08.02.08 (Very useful, 130 readings)
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There can be few people in Britain who have not at least heard of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, or the RSPB as they are more commonly known. Many people will also know sufficient information about them to know that they are primarily involved in the protection of British birds, which involves the undertaking of conservation work to ensure that rare species survive for future generations to enjoy. Loch Garten in the Scottish Highlands is one of over 200 reserves managed by the RSPB. It is especially famous for its breeding Ospreys, a magnificent bird of prey driven to extinction in Britain at the early part of the 20th century. By the middle of ...
