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There’s plenty for children to see and do at Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve. During the summer the Rangers host regular guided walks for young nature-lovers, with activities and games that get them hands-on with the plants, birds and insects that live on the lower slopes.

You don’t have to wait for the Rangers though: the Edramucky Trail is a great self-guided walk, with booklet, that’s perfectly suitable for children. Get them to play detective and spot signs of wildlife – burrows, footprints and droppings are all dead giveaways – or see how many flowers, trees and other plants they can identify.

You can also give them a vivid history lesson by taking them up to the shielings – they’ll be fascinated to hear about how farming families used to live on the mountain for the summer.
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Five species of flowering plants growing on Ben Lawers have complete protection under the Wildlife and Countryside Act. • Farmers still have rights to graze their sheep on the National Nature Reserve.

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Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve

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Tel: 0844 493 2136

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