Essential information
The reserve covers some 8 kilometres of floodplain between Kingussie and Loch Insh. The nearest bus stop and train station are in Kingussie, a 1.5 kilometre walk from the reserve. Insh Marshes are connected to the BadenochWay cycle and walking route.
OS maps
Explorer 402 (Badenoch & Upper Strathspey) Explorer 403 (Cairn Gorm & Aviemore)
Trail length Invertromie Trail – 1.5 kilometres Tromie Meadow Trail – 4.5 kilometres
Terrain
The paths are unevenly surfaced and wide, with some steep slopes, steps and rough sections.
Dogs If you have a dog with you, please make sure you keep it on a short lead or under close control at all times. Please also
make sure you pick up after your dog and dispose of waste carefully.
Further information
The reserve is open all year. If you’d like to join a guided walk, arrange a group visit or simply find out more about the work at Insh Marshes, you can contact the warden at Ivy Cottage, Insh, Kingussie, tel: 01540 661 518, email:
nsro@rspb.org.uk
Nearby natural attractions
At Kincraig there’s the HighlandWildlife Park, where you can discover a wide variety of Scottish wildlife, as well as endangered animals of the world’s mountains and tundra. The park is open every day of the year, apart from 25 December. From April to October, the opening times are 10am to 5pm, and from July to August it is 10am to 6pm. If you’d like to visit another national nature reserve in
the area, then there are plenty to choose from. Inshriach and Invereshie is just a couple of miles away, Craigellachie sits alongside Aviemore, Glenmore is close by, and there’s Creag Meagaidh to the west and Abernethy to the north. Visit
www.nnr-scotland.org.uk for details.
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