Invereshie & Inshriach National Nature Reserve

Invereshie and Inshriach National Nature Reserve includes both ancient Caledonian pinewood and younger Scots pine woodland. The dramatic ice-sculpted carved slopes are swathed with heaths and blanket bog culminating in the Arctic-alpine environment of the high mountain plateau and the summits of Sgor Gaoith and Carn Ban Mor to the east. The woodlands of the Reserve form part of a continuous chain of Caledonian pinewood that stretches from Glen Feshie in the south-west to Abernethy Forest in the north-east, the largest area of Caledonian pinewood in Scotland. The varying altitude gives rise to an incredible diversity of habitats across the Reserve, and an equally impressive mix of iconic Scottish wildlife. The pinewood provides refuge for rare species such as capercaillie, red squirrel, twinflower and the Scottish crossbill. The moorland is home to ptarmigan and golden eagle and on the mountain plateau, a soft mantle of moss heath provides habitat for breeding dotterel. Red deer roam these hillsides and rare lichens, liverworts, mosses and fungi flourish in the sheltered woodlands and up to the highest peaks