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North
Uist - Visitor Guide |
| Address: | Tourist
Information Centre, Lochmaddy, Isle of North Uist, Scotland. |
| Postcode
| HS6 5AA |
| Telephone: | 01876
500321 Monarch Isles - 01870 620238 Balranald RSPB reserve - 01463
715000 |
| Fax: |
01851 705244 |
| e-mail | |
| Map: | Map
of Lochmaddy |
| Ordnance
Survey: | Ordnance Survey grid reference:
NF 915 685 |
| Key
attraction: | Bird watching. |
| Essential
kit: | Waterproof clothing and footwear,
binoculars.
Nature watching: |
| Nature
watching: | Bird watching. October
is best for farmland birds such as the Corncrake. August is best for flowers.
A good place for bird watching is the RSPB reserve at Balranald on north Uist
especially for Corncrakes. Amphibian life. |
| Access: | Disabled
access: Limited wheelchair access. |
| Getting
there: | Ferries from Uig and Oban.
Lochmaddy is the terminal for the vehicle ferry from Skye and Harris. email: reservations@calmac.co.uk
There
are also air links to Uist from Glasgow.
Car parking. |
| Opening
times: | All year round. |
| Charges: | Free
public access. |
