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Loch Frisa white-tailed sea eagle


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About Loch Frisa white-tailed sea eagle

Catch a glimpse of the rare white-tailed sea eagle!

Guided visits to the viewing hide are available. Advanced booking is essential as places fill up quickly.

Prices

Adults £5, children (16 and under) £2, family (two adults and two children) £12. Free to island residents.

Opening times

Trips run Monday to Friday 10am and 1pm Please note these details are subject to change as the season progresses.

Trips last approximately two hours, although visitors are free to leave early if they wish.

How to find us

The ranger will meet you at the rendezvous point to start your adventure. The rendezvous point for booked trips is now at the south end of the Loch Frisa track. (OS Grid Reference NM 553 459). It is just off the main A848 Salen to Tobermory road, about three miles north of Salen. The meeting point is about ½ km up the forest road.

See a map of the rendezvous point.

What should I bring?

Wet weather gear is best (just in case), as are practical shoes .There are no toilets – so best to stop off before – the nearest ones are in Tobermory or Dervaig. Binoculars and telescopes are handy but some are provided at the hide.

Booking information

For bookings and further information please telephone: 01680 812 556.

How to get there:

Tobermory and Salen are the nearest towns or villages.

Access is just off the main A848 Salen to Tobermory road, about three miles north of Salen. The meeting point is about ½ km up the forest road.

OS Grid Reference: NM553459
For details of public transport visit http://www.travelinescotland.com


WHITE TAILED SEA EAGLE (Haliaee- tus aibicilla)

Contact:

Jan Dunlop
Mull & Iona Community Ranger
01680 300640
e-mail: jan.dunlop@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

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