Loch Strathbeg
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Loch Strathbeg (also known as Loch of Strathbeg) is a designated Special Protection Area for wildlife conservation purposes. It is located near to Rattray and Crimond in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Around the loch there are three hides from which visitors may watch the birds and other wildlife. They are accessible through the airfield and there is a car park. There is also the 'Starnafin Centre' from which visitors may also watch the birds from and find out more information about which birds and animals are present locally.
The loch was naturally created during in the 18th century when the lagoon that was where the loch is now, was cut off from the sea by sands that moved during a massive storm.
[edit] External links
- Special Protection Area designation
- Website of the RSPB describing it.
- Map sources for Loch Strathbeg
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