Wildlife Sites and Nature Reserves in Scotland
Handa Island, By Scourie, Sutherland, Scotland, UK
This spectacular island with one of the largest seabird colonies in north-west Europe offers a superb wildlife experience....
Nr Isle of Mull, Argyll, Scotland, UK
These delightful islands are well known for their breeding seabirds, with large numbers of puffins, razorbills and...
By Killin, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
Perthshire's highest mountain with views from the Atlantic to the North Sea, Ben Lawers is well-known for the rich variety...
Falls of Clyde, New Lanark, Lanarkshire, ML11 9DB
A special reserve, with ancient woodland and a gorge through which the River Clyde flows over a series of four spectacular...
West of Mull, Argyll, Scotland, UK
Well-known for its amazing basalt columns and cathedral-like Fingal's Cave, the island has an important breeding colony of...
Glen Elchaig, Ross-shire, Scotland, UK
One of the highest waterfalls in Britain (113m), set in a steep narrow cleft in remote country.
By Castle Douglas, Dumfries & Galloway, DG7 1RY
An attractive area of farmland and marshes beside the River Dee, excellent for wildfowl, with a good network of trails and...
Nr Hawick, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
The largest area of ancient ash-elm-hazel woodland left in the Scottish Borders, the reserve has a rich variety of plants...
Moffat Valley, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK
This spectacular upland reserve, home to Scotland's highest waterfall, is rich in wildflowers. Visitor centre with remote...
Castle Douglas, Dumfries & Galloway, DG7 1RX
Pretty stretch of coastline, which is home to a variety of birds, flowers and butterflies.
West of Benbecula, Scotland, UK
This remote and spectacular group of islands with the highest (375m) cliffs in Britain, is home to almost a million...
By Aviemore, Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK
Superb Caledonian pine forest with many miles of trails. Rothiemurchus is one of the best places in Scotland to see...
Carrbridge, Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK
Britain's first nature trail, established in 1970, through old Caledonian pine forest, with tree top trail, wildlife...
By Kinlochewe, Wester Ross, Scotland, UK
These pine-clad islands in the middle of Loch Maree are one of the most important breeding sites in Scotland for...
| 1 | Handa Island Wildlife Reserve (SWT) | Handa Island, By Scourie, Sutherland, Scotland, UK | |
| 2 | Treshnish Isles | Nr Isle of Mull, Argyll, Scotland, UK | |
| 3 | Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve (NTS) | By Killin, Perthshire, Scotland, UK | |
| 4 | Falls of Clyde Wildlife Reserve (SWT) | Falls of Clyde, New Lanark, Lanarkshire, ML11 9DB | |
| 5 | Staffa National Nature Reserve (NTS) | West of Mull, Argyll, Scotland, UK | |
| 6 | Falls of Glomach (NTS) | Glen Elchaig, Ross-shire, Scotland, UK | |
| 7 | St Abbs Head (NTS) | Eyemouth, Scottish Borders, TD14 5QF | |
| 8 | Threave Estate (NTS) | By Castle Douglas, Dumfries & Galloway, DG7 1RY | |
| 9 | Cragbank Wood | Nr Hawick, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK | |
| 10 | Grey Mare's Tail (NTS) | Moffat Valley, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK | |
| 11 | Rockcliffe (NTS) | Castle Douglas, Dumfries & Galloway, DG7 1RX | |
| 12 | St Kilda National Nature Reserve (NTS) | West of Benbecula, Scotland, UK | |
| 13 | Rothiemurchus Forest | By Aviemore, Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK | |
| 14 | Landmark Nature Trail | Carrbridge, Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK | |
| 15 | Loch Maree Islands National Nature Reserve (SNH) | By Kinlochewe, Wester Ross, Scotland, UK |
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