Everyday Adventures During Osprey Centre opening hours only. FREE unless otherwise stated.

Wildlife explorer bag For all you need to explore; includes bug pots, spotting sheets and activities. Available from the kiosk. Rent a bag for £3 per day.

Nature trails and spotter sheets Get more from your visit with our trail guide and spotter sheets. Trail guides from the car park leaflet dispenser; spotter sheets from the kiosk.

Get busy! Make a life-size osprey nest together, complete with eggs for you to sit on! Or try out our natural building blocks and forest kitchen.

Wild art Get imaginative with nature - add your own creation to our wild art studio!

Discovery Zone! Be a boffin and get hands-on at our science bench. Bring in your finds and zoom in on them with our microscope. Check out our animal bones and bits too.

Fairy Tree Shhh! Wildlife of a magical kind - is anyone at home?

Quiet Zone For a more traditional nature-watching experience, visit our Quiet Zone hide.

How to find and contact us

RSPB Scotland Loch Garten Osprey Centre, Nr Boat of Garten, Inverness-shire, PH24 3BY Call: 01479 831476 E-mail: abernethy@rspb.org.uk

Opening times

The Osprey Centre is open from 10am - 6pm, April 1 to September 4, 2017. The last entry to the centre is at 5pm. The shop closes at 5pm. The rest of the reserve, including the Two Lochs and Big Pines trails, are always open.

Charges

RSPB Members: FREE Non members: Adults £5; Concessions £3; Children £2; Family £10.

For wildlife sightings, news, updates and more:

Facebook.com/

RSPB Loch Garten, Abernethy

Twitter.com/RSPBLochGarten

Or visit rspb.org.uk/lochgarten

Cover image: Red squirrel: Mark Hamblin (rspb-images.com)

The RSPB is a registered charity in England & Wales 207076, in Scotland SC037654

Bring this voucher to the Osprey Centre until 31 August.

Loch Garten Osprey Centre

What’s on? July 2017 – February 2018

Weekly Adventures (During Osprey

Centre opening only, every day of the week)

Moth Monday We’ll empty the moth trap at 10.30am, but if you can’t make it then, we’ll keep the moths to show you and release them at night. FREE with Osprey Centre entrance fee.

Terrific Tuesday A series of special events for you to drop into - fun for all the family together. See Special Events listings for more details. £1 per child in addition to Osprey Centre entrance fee.

Walking Wednesday Until 16 Aug 9.30am - 1pm

Join Alison, our Community Ranger, for a fascinating amble through the forest, with breathtaking views and wildlife wonders. Booking essential (01479 831476) RSPB Members £3; Non members £5; U16s Free. Twit-twoo Thursday

Get hands-on with owl pellet (indigestible fur and bones which the owls cough up) dissection in the Discovery Zone. Twit-too-tastic! FREE with Osprey Centre entrance fee. Fill-yer-tank Friday Discover what lurks beneath! Check out our tank, full of beasties from the dragonfly pond. Zoom in on diving beetles, damselfly and dragonfly larvae. FREE with Osprey Centre entrance fee. Wild weekends! Sweep-net Saturday and Sunday! Have about as much fun as it’s possible to have, with a sweep-net and a bug pot, catching crawling-critters & mini-monsters. How many beasties can you get in one sweep?

Special Events All events at the Osprey Centre; a small charge in addition to the entrance fee, unless otherwise stated. No need to book. All events 10.30am - 4.30pm, unless otherwise stated.

July

Nature Superheroes! Sat 1 and Sun 2 July,

11am – 4pm

Calling all children! EJ needs your help to save the Caledonian pine-forest! Be sure to bring your cape! £1 per child.

Binocular and Telescope event Sat 8 and

Sun 9 July

Essential kit for exploring the Highlands – try out binoculars and telescopes in our mini-marquee, with advice on hand. FREE.

Bioblitz! Tues 18 July Can you be the family who identify and count the most species at the centre? Help will be on hand! £3 per family.

Wild Olympics Tues 25 July

Test your physical prowess against wild record breakers. Can you get gold? £1 per child.

August

Cute Critters! Tues 1 August

At the Osprey Centre we have red squirrels, mice

and voles - keep your eyes peeled and get creative

too. £1 per child.

Caledonian Carnival Tues 8 August

Join in the carnival, with forest-fete-fun for all the

family. £1 per child.

Binocular and Telescope event Sat 12 and

Sun 13 August. See July listing.

Forest Fairy Folk Tues 15 August Do you believe in fairies? You’d better! Look for clues to see if they’re real! £1 per child.

Bioblitz! Tues 22 August. See July listing.

Wild Olympics Tues 29 August. See July listing.

October (Osprey Centre closed)

Loch Garten Goose Roost Sat 21 October,

4.30pm - 6.30pm, Loch Garten

Join us for an exhilarating experience on the loch shore, as waves of geese fly in to roost. Hot drinks, soup and shortbread too! No need to book. RSPB members £1; non-members £3; family £5.

January (Osprey Centre closed)

Loch Garten’s Big Garden Birdwatch Sun 28

Jan 11am – 3pm

Pop along to find out how to attract birds and other

wildlife to your garden, what to feed them once

they are there, and how to tell them apart. Make a

tasty treat to take home for your feathered friends.

Hot drink and shortbread. No need to book. RSPB members £1; non-members £3; family £5.

February (Osprey Centre closed) #ShowTheLove Sun 18 Feb 11am - 3pm,

Show nature you LOVE it by joining in with our group art project and make a wildlife friendly home to take back to your garden. No need to book. RSPB members £1; non-members £3; family £5.

Events subject to change. For details please check

www.rspb.org.uk/lochgarten.