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Glenmore Forest Park

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Glenmore Forest Park
Glenmore Forest Park
Glenmore Forest Park
Glenmore Forest Park
Glenmore Forest Park
Glenmore Forest Park
Glenmore Forest Park
Glenmore Forest Park
Glenmore Forest Park
Glenmore Forest Park
Glenmore Forest Park
Glenmore Forest Park
Glenmore Forest Park
Glenmore Forest Park
Glenmore Forest Park
Glenmore Forest Park
Glenmore Forest Park
Glenmore Forest Park
Glenmore Forest Park
Glenmore Forest Park
Glenmore Forest Park
Glenmore Forest Park
Glenmore Forest Park
Glenmore Forest Park
Glenmore Forest Park
Phone:
+44 1479 861220

Address:
Aviemore PH22 1QU, UK

Glenmore Forest Park is a remnant of the Caledonian Forest near Aviemore, Badenoch and Strathspey, Highland, Scotland, in the Cairngorms National Park, one of six forest park in the country. The forest park covers 35.7 km2, of which 21.1 km2 is designated as a national nature reserve, which is classified as a Category IV protected area by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.The forest is home to much wildlife including Scottish crossbills, crested tits, capercaillie, narrow-headed ants, red squirrels and red deer. It surrounds Loch Morlich, and is below the rise of the Cairngorms. The Sportscotland National Centre Glenmore Lodge is in the park, about a mile from Loch Morlich.A fairy known as the Ly Erg, a portent of death, is said to frequent the area of the forest. During the Second World War the area was a training base for Norwegian resistance fighters, who are commemorated by a memorial located near to the visitor centre.
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