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Welcome to the Aberfoyle ospreys

Osprey in flight, close up of aberfoyle osprey chick from 2005, osprey calling

Come and visit us!

Aberfoyle osprey watching takes place at the David Marshall Lodge visitor centre in Queen Elizabeth Forest Park.  

Opening hours

The centre is closed in January. Telephone 01877 382258 for more details.

What's here?

In the wildife room we have live cameras looking at the osprey, red squirrels, nest boxes and a nut feeder.

In the centre there's a cafe and shop area, and there are plenty walks starting from here - including visiting the waterfall or squirrel hide. And there's also Go Ape!

The visitor centre is a mile north of Aberfoyle on the A821 (Dukes Pass). View a map of where David Marshall Lodge is located (link to an external site). 

Live images

You can see what's happening on the nest via our web cam.

Blog

Keep up to date with what's going on with the Aberfoyle Ospreys blog.

Previous seasons

You can read all about what happened last season in the Aberfoyle ospreys blog.  At the visitor centre there's also have a 10-minute video for you to watch which covers the 2007 osprey season.

Watch video clips of the ospreys

We've got 6 great clips for you to see.  You can use Windows Media Player to view them:

  • Red 6A settling on her clutch of 3 eggs (wmv file, 392k)
  • The young chicks just hatched (wmv file, 281 k)
  • The young chicks being fed (wmv file, 391k)
  • One of the chicks, slightly older, being fed (wmv file 340k)
  • One of the chicks being weighed (wmv file 161k)
  • A ring being attached to a chick's leg (wmv file 995k)

    The bird of prey trail

    Aberfoyle ospreys are part of the Trossachs Bird of Prey Trail.  Visit www.birdofpreytrail.com.