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Places to Go

Loch of Kinnordy Reserve and Hide
Loch of Kinnordy Reserve and hide is a shallow loch surrounded by farmland - well worth a visit at any time of year. Ospreys are regular visitors during the spring and summer months and there is a colony of black-headed gulls. In winter, the reserve provides safe refuge for swans and geese. View Website

Camperdown Wildlife Centre Dundee's an award winning wildlife centre that specializes in conservation issues in the wild through their animal exhibits. There are lots of fun events and conservation learning opportunities throughout the year - check out what's coming up soon. View Website

Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT)
Scottish Wildlife Trust reserves in the east region are good places to visit to watch birds from the comfort of a bird watching hide or on foot. Reserves include Balgavies Loch, Fife Ness Muir, Loch of Lintrathen, Seton Cliffs, The Miley in Dundee to name a few. Full lists are available at the SWT Website

Montrose Basin
This newly refurbished visitor centre is on the edge of a tidal estuary where wildlife activity is spectacular. Winter is a great time to see the arrival of over 30,000 migratory birds. Interactive displays for all ages, bird-viewing areas and a gift shop offering light refreshments, for more info click here

The Scottish Seabird Centre
The Scottish Seabird Centre is an award winning wildlife visitor centre and one of Scotland's five star attractions. From its stunning location overlooking the sea and islands of the Forth, visitors enjoy a close encounter with nature to remember. In the Discovery Centre, you can zoom in really close on the seabirds and marine wildlife in the area. No matter what time of year, there's always something new to see and do. View Website

Balgavies Loch, Forfar
Balgavies Loch, one of a series of wetlands in the upper Lunan Valley, is surrounded by itensively farmed agricultural land. The reserve features open water, reedbed, woodland and grassland, and it supports an immense diversity of wildlife, from water beetles to the huge skeins of wild geese that fly in to roost during winter. The loch is fringed with reeds and the water's edgegrow water-lilly, yellow iris, bogbean and cowbane which is at its northern limit here. View Website

Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre and Wildlife Reserve
From early April to late August, the star attraction is a pair of breeding ospreys. Their nest is situated within 150 metres of our observation hide, allowing osprey family life to be observed through binoculars, telescopes and closed-circuit television (CCTV). View Website