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Insh Marshes

Inverness, Scotland  >  United Kingdom

​Insh marshes is a large area of marshland close to Cairngorms National Park.

Added* by Jan Lock
Most recent update 7 september 2020

Description

The Insh Marshes covers 10 square kilometres of the River Spey floodplain and is an important area for breeding and overwintering birds, and is home to some of Scotlands most spectacular birdlife. The breeders of the marsh include priba, rdečenogi martinec, veliki škurh and kozica. The marsh is also an important site for raptors through out the year, for example ribji orel can be seen here during Spring and Summer and in Autumn and Winter the site is an important place for roosting pepelasti lunj. The marsh is also an important site for overwintering labod pevec, žvižgavka and čopasta črnica.

Details

Access

To get to Insh marshes you have to take the B970 from Kingussie (village) and continue towards Ruthven Barracks (a castle) and then go for 1 kilometer (1000 meters).

By train: Kingussie station is a 1.5 mile (2.4 km) walk away. The nearest bus stop is also in Kingussie.

Terrain and Habitat

Scattered trees and bushes , Forest , Wetland , Grassland , Moors/heathland , Lake , Reedbeds

Conditions

Open landscape , Flat

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

Winter , Autumn , Spring

Best time to visit

Winter , Autumn migration , Spring

Route

Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

Yes

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