Montrose Basin Wildlife Reserve.
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Montrose Basin consists of 750 hectares of enclosed estuary on the South Esk. The daily tides bring in a rich mixture of nutrients which attract more than 50,000 migratory birds every year.
The wildlife centre has high-powered telescopes that provide excellent wildlife viewing opportunities, and 3 TV cameras give an excellent view as to what is happening out on the reserve.
Wildlife Highlights: Pink-footed geese all the way from from Iceland and Greenland, common eels that have swum across the Atlantic from the Sargasso Sea, knots migrating from Siberia to West Africa, salmon travelling thousands of miles from Arctic Canada and Greenland and sedge warblers that return to the Basin in late spring after spending winter in West Africa. Also Eider, Redshank, Shelduck, Oystercatchers, lapwings, curlew, godwits, dunlin and Peregrine falcons.
The Visitor Centre is open all year round
Daily 1st Mar - 31st Oct : 10:30am to 5pm
Fri, Sat and Sun only 1st Nov to 28th Feb : 10:30am to 4pm
Telephone number: 01674 676336
Entrance Fees
- Adults - £4.00
- Family ticket (2 adults with up to 4 Children) £7.50
- Concession - £3.00
- SWT members - no charge (donations welcome)
- Wildlife Trusts members - no charge (donations welcome)
- Access to Shop only - no charge
Location: Grid ref. NO 700 564
On the A92 Montrose to Arbroath road just one mile south of Montrose. Follow the brown signs to Montrose Basin Wildlife Centre.
Click here for more information.
These maps are intended as a guideline only; you must check the exact location of the reserve yourself. Wildlife Extra assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or usefulness of the information on this website.
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