Plan your visit
Facilities
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Visitor centre
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Car park
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Toilets
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Accessible toilets
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Baby changing
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Pushchair friendly
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Refreshments
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Picnic area
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Guided walks
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Viewing point
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Nature trails
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Shop
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Educational facilities
Accessibility
How to get here
Nearest mainline railway station is Aviemore (10 miles/16 km). From Aviemore take the B9150/A95 and follow RSPB 'Ospreys' road signs. A steam railway runs from Aviemore to Boat of Garten (4 miles/6.4 km) and Broomhill for Nethybridge (5.5 miles/8.8 km) April-October.
Nearest bus stop is on the B970. The bus route is Service 34 from Aviemore to Grantown on Spey (ask for Raebreck junction). From here a dedicated footpath leads to the Osprey Centre (1.6 miles/2.5 km).
This reserve is on Route 7 of the National Cycle Network.
In Strathspey, from the outskirts of Aviemore and Grantown, follow RSPB 'Ospreys' road signs. Taxis include Aviemore Taxis, tel: 01479 810141; Gerry’s Aviemore Taxis, tel: 01479 812000.
Sat nav POI file: If you have a satellite navigation system that can accept POI files, please see our POI page for a download link and instructions.
A network of trails stemming from the Speyside Way footpath, links the Osprey Centre with the villages of Boat of Garten and Nethybridge.
Contact Loch Garten, Abernethy
- Abernethy National Nature Reserve, Forest Lodge, Nethy Bridge, PH25 3EF
- abernethy@rspb.org.uk
- Abernethy Reserve Office 01479 821409; Osprey Centre 01479 831476
- @RSPBLochGarten
- Find us on facebook
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