Wildlife at David Marshall Lodge Visitor Centre

Achray Forest
Queen Elizabeth Forest Park
Stirling
Scotland
Aberfoyle is the nearest town or village.
OS Grid Reference: NN520014
OSPREYS AT NEST (Pandron haliaetus)The Visitor Centre is the best place to start exploring Queen Elizabeth Forest Park. This impressive building, formerly the David Marshall Lodge, was gifted to the Forestry Commission in 1960 by the Carnegie Trust and later in the 1970s an exhibition wing was added by the Forestry Commission.

Birds: The new wildlife room at The David Marshall Lodge will offer the opportunity to see the Ospreys set up their nests and rear their young again this year. Live pictures beamed from the nest can be viewed in a room similar to a field station. There will be information,hands on exhibits and a Ranger available to answer all your questions.
In addition to the Ospreys we hope to get pictures of the Buzzard, Blue Tit, Raven and Peregrine Falcon. So if you are not lucky enough to see these wonderful birds in the woods come up to the Lodge and see them on live television. We have information about Osprey

How to get there:
From Glasgow follow the A81 north to Aberfoyle.
From Stirling follow the A84(T), A873 then A81 west to Aberfoyle.
From Callander follow the A81 south to Aberfoyle, or for a more scenic route the A821 via the Trossachs.
The Visitor Centre is a mile north of Aberfoyle on the A821 (Dukes Pass).

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Visitor Centre Opening times - 2010
January - Closed.
February - Open Thursday to Sunday only starting 11th Feb, 10am - 4pm
apart from February school holidays Open Daily 11th - 21st, 10am - 4pm
February 25th onwards, Open Daily 10am - 4pm

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Lunches, snacks and homebaking are available at the Bluebell Cafe.
Closed -January.
February - Open Thursday to Sunday only, 10am - 4pm until February 13th then, Open daily 10am-4pm.
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Please note there is a parking charge of £2 per car per day. Thank you.Your generosity is helping make the David Marshall Lodge better for your future visits.

Activities
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Several waymarked routes start and finish at the Lodge.

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There is a link from the Lodge to the National Cycle Network route 7.
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Ranger Guided Walks - booking essential.

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Permits for local area are available from the shop.
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Live pictures of Osprey, Blue Tit to be shown in the wildlife room. Click on Aberfoyle Ospreys on related pages to the right.

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Permanent orienteering course open.
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New play area has now opened.

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The centre is the location of the Go Ape high wire adventure course.

Contact:
Recreation Team
Cowal & Trossachs
01877 382383
e-mail: cowal&trossachs@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

What to see now

Osprey's feeding the young on the nest. Close up pictures of the bird feeding station.

What's on


February
Go Ape! at Aberfoyle & speed down the UK's longest zip wire.
March
Go Ape! at Aberfoyle & speed down the UK's longest zip wire.

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What else is here

In David Marshall Lodge Visitor Centre there is also
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