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Forsinard
Forsinard ( ) is a hamlet in the county of Sutherland in the Highland area of Scotland. It is located on the A897 road in Strath Halladale. It is served by a railway station on the Far North Line. The local hotel closed several years ago, but there is now a B&B just across the level crossing. Forsinard is situated in the Flow Country, an area of peat bog which straddles the borders of Caithness and Sutherland. The Forsinard estate was purchased in 1977 by Basil Baird. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) runs a nature reserve and a visitor centre at Forsinard. The Forsinard Flows national nature reserve attracts a large range of birds and wildlife. Rail transport Forsinard Railway Station lies on the picturesque Far North Line, located north of Kinbrace and south of Altnabreac. It was opened by the Highland Railway on 28 July 1874. From 1 January 1923 it was owned by the London Midland and Scottish Railway. The station is currently managed by ScotRail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forsinard Flows National Nature Reserve
Forsinard Flows is a National nature reserve (Scotland), national nature reserve (NNR) covering much of the area surrounding Forsinard in the Highland (council area), Highland Subdivisions of Scotland, council area of Scotland. It lies at the heart of the Flow Country, a large, rolling expanse of peatland and wetland area of Caithness and Sutherland that makes up almost 5% of the world's blanket bog. The reserve is managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), and is designated a Protected area#IUCN Protected Area Management Categories, Category II protected areas of Scotland, protected area by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Much of the NNR overlaps with the designated area of the Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands Special Protection Area and Special Area of Conservation. Habitat The Flow Country is Europe's largest expanse of blanket bog, a unique type of habitat for many species. Blanket bogs form in cool, wet areas with acidic soils, as s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
