Glenmore Forest Park

Glenmore National Nature Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Glenmore Forest
Map showing the location of Glenmore National Nature Reserve
A map showing the location of the Glenmore Forest Park within Highland.
Location Highland, Scotland
Coordinates 57°10′12″N 3°42′58″W / 57.170°N 3.716°W / 57.170; -3.716
Area 21.1 km2 (8.1 sq mi)[1]
Designation Scottish Natural Heritage
Established 2007
Owner Forestry Commission Scotland

Glenmore Forest Park is a remnant of the Caledonian Forest near Aviemore, Badenoch and Strathspey, Highland, Scotland, in the Cairngorms National Park, one of six forest park in the country.[2] The forest park covers 35.7 km2,[3] of which 21.1 km2 is designated as a national nature reserve,[4] which is classified as a Category IV protected area by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[5]

The forest is home to much wildlife including Scottish crossbills,[6] crested tits,[7] capercaillie,[6] narrow-headed ants,[6] red squirrels[7] and red deer. It surrounds Loch Morlich, and is below the rise of the Cairngorms.

A fairy known as the Ly Erg, a portent of death, is said to frequent the area of the forest.[8] During the Second World War the area was a training base for Norwegian resistance fighters, who are commemorated by a memorial located near to the visitor centre.[9]

See also

References

Citations

  1. ↑ "Site Details for Glenmore NNR". Scottish Natural Heritage. 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  2. ↑ "Forest Parks", Forestry Commission Scotland, retrieved 3 May 2018
  3. ↑ "National Forest Estate Forest Parks GB". Scottish Government Spatial Data Infrastructure. 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  4. ↑ "Site Details for Glenmore National Nature Reserve". Scottish Natural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  5. ↑ "Glenmore in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". Protected Planet. 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  6. 1 2 3 "Site Details for Glenmore SSSI". Scottish Natural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  7. 1 2 "Wildlife in Glenmore Forest Park". Forestry Commission Scotland. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  8. ↑ Bane (2013), p. 252
  9. ↑ "Glenmore Visitor Centre". Forestry Commission Scotland. Retrieved 2018-05-23.

Bibliography

  • Bane, Theresa (2013), Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology, McFarland, ISBN 978-1-4766-1242-3

Coordinates: 57°10′12″N 3°42′58″W / 57.170°N 3.716°W / 57.170; -3.716


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