Wildlife
Forvie National Nature Reserve
Newburgh, Scotland
Dunes, an estuary and an abandoned village, with one of Britain's biggest eider duck colonies.
- Cost
- Free
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
A coastal reserve with sand dunes, the Ythan estuary and the ruins of a medieval church buried by blowing sand. Eider ducks nest here in spring, and seals loll on the estuary sandbars.
Good to know
- Visitor centre at Waterside
- Keep to paths in nesting season
- Best time
- Spring for eiders
- Getting there
- Car park at Waterside
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
The location is approximate. Check the official website before you go.
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