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Montrose
Basin - Visitor Guide |
| Address: | Montrose
Basin, Rossie Braes, Montrose, Angus and Dundee, Scotland. |
| Postcode
| DD10 9TJ |
| Telephone: | Montrose
Basin Wildlife Centre - 01674 676336 |
| email: | montrosebasin@swt.org.uk |
| Map: | Directions
and Montrose Basin map |
| Key attractions: | Bird
watching, sailing, fishing. Wildlife Centre. Special events - walks, children's
activities, |
| Essential kit: | Walking
boots for mud safaris. Binoculars for bird watching. |
| Nature
watching: | Regular mud safaris via the Wildlife
Trust. Bird watching - arrive early to get the best out of the birding - that's
when the birds arrive to feed on the mud.. |
| Access: | Wheelchair
users - muddy areas can be wet and gloopy. |
| Getting
there: | Montrose is 30 miles north of Dundee.
The
Montrose Basin lies just a mile and a half from the town centre. You can walk
to the nature reserve run by the Scottish Wildlife Trust or get the bus. |
| Opening
times: | The reserve is open daily. The Wildlife
Trust visitor centre is open year round. 15 March - 15 November - daily 10.30am-
5pm 16 November to 14 March : Fridays, Saturday and Sunday only 10:30am to 4pm. |
| Charges: | Adults
£3; Children and Wildlife Trust members free; Concessions £2. |
