57.60567,-7.51750
- Grid ref: NF706707
- Lat/long: 57.60567,-7.51750
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Photo by Andy Murns
Photo by RSPB Images - Danny Green
Wildlife awards
Balranald is one of the best places for wildlife in the UK.
Top things to do in Spring
- Follow the reserve path to the sea and experience the wonderful open landscape
- Sit on the bench at the visitor centre and listen to the distinctive rasping corncrakes
- Watch lapwings and other waders brooding their eggs and chicks
Top things to do in Summer
- Walk through the wildflower-rich machair grasslands
- Can you spot a rare great yellow bumblebee?
- Watch for seals or even a basking shark on calm days from the visitor trail
Top things to do in Autumn
- Watch otters fishing in the lochs and sea
- Enjoy the bird of prey spectacle - hen harriers and merlins join the resident buzzards hunting
- Watch the hustle and bustle of the crofters harvesting their crops
Top things to do in Winter
- See hundreds of barnacle and greylag geese move around the reserve
- Walk over the machair watching for flocks of finches, larks and buntings
- Seaweed deposited on the beach by winter storms attracts flocks of waders and many small birds
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