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Glen
Tanar - Visitor Guide |
| Address: | Glen
Tanar Estate, Brooks House, Glen Tanar, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. |
| Postcode
| AB34 5EU |
| Telephone: | 013398
86451
Countryside Ranger - Telephone 013398 86072 |
| Fax: | 013398
86047 |
| e-mail | info@glentanar.co.uk ranger@glentanar.co.uk
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| Map: | Streetmap
of Glen Tanar |
| Ordnance Survey: | OS
ref: NO526965 |
| Key attraction: | Caledonian
pine forest. |
| Essential kit: | Sensible
footwear and outdoor clothing. Tree guide, bird identification book, binoculars. |
| Nature
watching: | Salmon spotting. Tree identification.
Bird watching - Capercaillie, Crested Tits, woodland birds.
Trails
network radiating from the visitor centre providing - all abilities. The red trail
takes visitors on a circular loop along the waterway, through the pine forest
and across farmland.
Top tip - arrive early if you want to see wildlife
at its best. |
| Facilities: | Glen
Tanar Visitor Centre at Braeloine - small interpretative centre. Toilets at visitor
centre. No cafe. Picnic areas. |
| Access: | Disabled
access: Largely unsurfaced and variable terrain. Footbridge from car park to visitor
centre is steep side adn and Footpath networks untarmacked and gravelled - and
can get flooded in places. |
| Getting
there: | Located three miles southwest of Aboyne
- take the B976 road and follow the reserve signs.
Bus service to Aboyne.
Car parking at visitor centre (pay and display). |
| Opening
times: | The centre is open 10 am-5 pm (except
Tuesdays) between April-September - and 10 am-5 PM (except Tuesdays and Wednesdays)
October - March. |
| Charges: | Free
but charge for pay and display car parking. |
