The RSPB: Loch Leven

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Wetland after sunset, Vane Farm RSPB reserve

Lapwing in display flight over breeding grounds

Mosses on the mire at RSPB Vane Farm nature reserve

Swallows on wire

White-tailed bumblebee visits field poppies

Family picnicking

General views, Vane Farm

Pink-footed goose flock at rest in remains of harvested sugar beet crop

Boys bug hunting at Vane Farm RSPB reserve

Skein of pink-footed geese and the moon

Boy in hat smiling in snow

Male great spotted woodpecker at suet feeder

Part of Loch Leven National Nature Reserve, you can enjoy wildlife all year-round

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Loch Leven

Wildlife awards

Loch Leven is one of the best places for wildlife in the UK.

Top things to do in Spring

Admire the lapwings as they steal the show with their dancing, tumbling display flights
Enjoy a peaceful stroll through our stunning woodland and listen to the willow warblers' chorus, after they've migrated from Africa
Take your pick from the shop's wide range of nestboxes and put up one today to create a luxury home for our your feathered neighbours

Top things to do in Summer

Have lunch with a woodpecker at our picnic area and watch the peregrines, buzzards and kestrels soar above you
Duck to avoid the incoming swallows as they career around our 19th Century courtyard
Lose yourself in the bumblebee meadow and see how many different flowers and bees you can find

Top things to do in Autumn

Take on the challenge and make it all the way around the Loch Leven Heritage Trail to Kinross
Cover your ears at the din of up to 20,000 pink-footed geese flying in from Iceland
Why not make a day of it and explore the wider Loch Leven area?

Top things to do in Winter

Take a virtual tour around Loch Leven with our interactive CCTV cameras - the controls are in your hands!
Have a warming bowl of soup in our cosy café while admiring the beautiful landscape
Watch our feathered friends feasting on the feeders and stock up on food for the birds in your own garden

What's on?

25 May and 26 May
May is Lapwing Month at Loch Leven
Watching wildlife
26 May
Guided walk: Lapwings at Loch Leven
Guided walk
29 June
Dragonflies in Action: Talk & Guided Walk with Ruary MacKenzie Dodds
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Map of Loch Leven

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Date: 3 April 2012

WildSquare Bingo

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Date: 21 June 2010

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Extend your stay

Loch Leven Heritage Trail
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Baron's Haugh

A gem of a wildlife haven on the banks of the Clyde, nestled next to urban Motherwell

Flock of pink-footed geese at dawn, Loch of Strathbeg RSPB reserve

Loch of Strathbeg

A wonderful wetland with something new to see on every visit

Visitors to RSPB Rye Meads Nature Reserve, Hertfordshire

Rye Meads

Close encounters with wetland wildlife

Puffin with wings outstretched, about to land

Firth of Forth seabird cruises

Let us introduce you to colourful puffins on the Firth of Forth seabird cruises.

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