Invereshie and Inshriach National Nature Reserve

Invereshie and Inshriach National Nature Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)[1]
Scots pines below the crags of Creag Mhigeachaidh
Map showing the location of Invereshie and Inshriach National Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Invereshie and Inshriach National Nature Reserve
A map showing the location of Invereshie and Inshriach within the Highland council area.
LocationHighland, Scotland
Coordinates57°05′51″N 3°51′08″W / 57.097400°N 3.852229°W / 57.097400; -3.852229
Area37.3 km2 (14.4 sq mi)[2]
DesignationNatureScot
Established2007[1]
OwnerNatureScot & Forestry and Land Scotland
Invereshie and Inshriach National Nature Reserve

Invereshie and Inshriach (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Fheisidh agus Na h-Innse Riabhaich)[3] is a national nature reserve on the western flank of the Cairngorms in the Highland council area of Scotland. The reserve covers habitats at a range of different altitudes, ranging from Caledonian Forest beside the River Feshie in the west, via bog and open moorland, to an arctic-alpine environment on the Cairngorm plateau. The Munro summit of Sgòr Gaoith (1118 m) lies on the eastern boundary of the reserve. The forested areas of the reserve form part of an expanse of Caledonian pinewood that stretches from Glen Feshie to Abernethy, and which as a whole forms the largest single area of this habitat remaining in Scotland.[4] The reserve is owned and managed jointly by NatureScot and Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS): NatureScot own the Invereshie portion of the reserve and FLS the Inshriach area.[5]

There are no waymarked trails at the reserve; however, several paths do run through it, starting from Coire Ruadh or Achlean in Glen Feshie. The paths through the reserve are regularly used by hillwalkers to access the summit of Sgòr Gaoith.[3][6]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference planet was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Invereshie and Inshriach NNR". NatureScot. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Visit Invereshie and Inshriach NNR" (PDF). Scottish Natural Heritage. 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  4. ^ The Story of Invereshie and Inshriach National Nature Reserve. p. 1.
  5. ^ The Story of Invereshie and Inshriach National Nature Reserve. p. 29.
  6. ^ Donald Bennet & Rab Anderson, ed. (2016). The Munros: Scottish Mountaineering Club Hillwalkers' Guide. Scottish Mountaineering Trust. p. 147. ISBN 9780907521945.