National reserves of Scotland. Historical and natural sights of Scotland
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Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park covers more than 700 square kilometers of scenic area with contrasting landscapes of mountains and lakes, rivers, forests and hills. Visitors from all over the world come to enjoy the beauty of the National Park.
The park was opened in 2002 and covers four areas. There are about 40 mountains, more than 20 lakes, 50 rivers and two forests in the park. This diversity attracts nature lovers and active rest. On the territory of the park there is an opportunity to go in for walking, cycling, climbing, water sports sports and horseback riding. In addition, the park is home to many animals such as deer, red and gray squirrels, badgers, hedgehogs, bats and other animals.
Also in the park there are many villages with historical buildings and other attractions and shops for tourists.
Glasgow Green Park
Glasgow Green is the oldest park in the city, founded in the middle of the 15th century and located in the eastern part of Glasgow, on the north bank of the River Clyde.
In 1450, King James II donated a plot of land to Bishop William Turnbull and the townspeople. However, the park was ennobled only at the beginning of the 19th century. The first monument to Admiral Nelson in Great Britain was erected in the park, but, unfortunately, it has not survived to this day.
In 1898, the People's Palace was opened in the park - a cultural center for residents, which since the 1940s has turned into a museum of Glasgow history.
Currently, the park is a vast recreation area, which includes, in addition to historical sights, playgrounds and sports grounds, a winter garden, and a football field. The park often hosts social events and concerts.
For tourists, the park is attractive because, along with gaining knowledge of the history of Glasgow, the park allows you to feel the atmosphere of life of modern residents of the city, get acquainted with their leisure and hobbies.
Templeton in Park Green
Templeton on the Green, more commonly known as the Templeton Business Center, is a prominent building overlooking the People's Palace and the Dalton Fountain. The building was originally built in 1892 as a carpet factory for wealthy manufacturer James Templeton.
The famous William Leiper, the author of the Doge's Palace in Venice, was specially invited to work on the project. The fact is that several preliminary designs had already been rejected by the Glasgow Corporation, since local wealthy citizens did not want to see a factory near their residences. Thus, it was decided to build a building luxurious enough not to spoil the ensemble in this part of the city.
The existence of the carpet factory was associated with a number of tragedies. So, even during construction in 1889, part of the foundation collapsed, which killed 29 women who were engaged in weaving in sheds near the construction site. Details of this tragedy were engraved on a stone installed in 2005 during a renovation at the base of Templeton Gate. In 1900, a terrible fire took many lives. Since 1984, the Scottish Development Agency has been based here, and the notoriety of this beautiful red building has faded. Now it houses a business center.
Kelvingrove Park
Kelvingro Park is one of the most sought-after and lively places in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It impresses tourists and locals with numerous natural and architectural attractions. Kelvingrov Park was created in 1852 by the famous English gardener Sir Joseph Paxton, commissioned by local authorities to expand the city to the west.
Three large-scale exhibitions were held in the park - in 1888, 1901 and 1911. At that time, impressive buildings were built here, including a large pavilion, which now houses the Indian Art Gallery, as well as the building of the Russian Restaurant. The main attractions of the park are Art Gallery and the Kelvingro Museum. The Stewart Memorial Fountain and a number of bronze figures, among them the physicist Lord Kelvin and the writer Thomas Carlyle, also deserve special attention.
The total area of the Kelvingrov Park is 34 hectares. Bird species such as herons, cormorants, kingfishers and the big merganser live here. Other animals can also be found here, including red foxes, brown rats and otters.
queens park
Queens is a park in Scotland designed by Joseph Paxton and founded in 1857. Queen's Park was named after Queen Mary Stuart and represents a variety of English beauty and luxury.
In terms of scale and appearance the park is often compared to Kelvingrove. On the territory of the park, surrounded by amazing trees and flowers, there are big lake, near which tourists and city dwellers feed waterfowl every day.
Everyone can not only feed the ducks, but also take a cruise on the lake and see the nearest sights. Queens Park has everything for a good time - cafes, restaurants, playgrounds for sports and picnics.
Caerngorms National Park
Caerngorms is one of the best places wildlife Great Britain with ancient pine forests, arctic mountain peaks, lakes, rivers and moorlands, which are very characteristic of the nature of the United Kingdom.
Caerngorms - popular place for hiking, mountain climbing and winter sports, for hunting and mountain fishing. Here is 3 out of 5 ski resorts Scotland, which are famous for the stability of climatic conditions and snow cover. For the convenience of outdoor enthusiasts, a funicular was opened in 2001, connecting the base station, located at an altitude of 637 meters, with the ski center, which is located at an altitude of 1097 meters.
If you really want to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city and enjoy clean air, breathtaking scenery and actively spend your vacation, then, without a doubt, this natural Park fit like no other.
Highland National Park
Highland - beautiful place for relaxation of mind and body. The untouched environment and wild nature will allow you to forget about the bustle of the city for a while. There is an excellent opportunity to observe capercaillie in their natural habitat, seals, dolphins and otters - all this you can do both from the shore and riding boats specially designed for tourists.
If you are not a very ardent admirer of nature, then an active holiday is provided for you, which is represented by snowboards, skis, mountain bikes or boats on which you can raft down the river.
If you stay nearby, there is always the opportunity to get to the events organized by the locals. Fairs, festivals, relay races or a game of chess - you choose how to spend a day in the Highlands.
And thanks to the abundance of fertile land, clean water and fresh air, this part of Scotland will especially delight gourmets. Local seafood and fish: lobsters, shellfish, salmon and trout are known throughout the world for their wonderful taste.
Sights of Scotland
The city of Inverness, which is repeatedly mentioned, for example, in the TV series Outlander, does not represent anything particularly outstanding compared to other places in the Scottish Highlands, but only a two-hour drive from it is a unique natural object- Alladel Nature Reserve.
The reserve is huge, its area is 9300 hectares, and its age local forests- about 4000 years old. This area is often mentioned in British legends, where it appears under the name Caledonia. You can read about Caledonia in " natural history» Pilia, in addition, this word is found in Tacitus, in the story of the campaigns of Agricola. The origin of the name Caledonia is not completely clear, but there is a theory that it goes back to the word "celydd", which means "wooded fence". Caledonia is also mentioned in the "History of the Britons" - the most ancient work about King Arthur, they say, it was here that the sorcerer Merlin lived, and here the famous battle of Cat Coit Celidon took place - one of the Twelve legendary battles of Arthur.
In ancient times, tall Scottish pines and oaks grew on the territory of Caledonia or modern Alladele, but when the British began to host in Scotland, not only the culture of the country, but also its nature suffered from their actions. As you know, after the Second Jacobite Rebellion, the system of Scottish clans was actually destroyed, the Gaelic language practically disappeared from circulation, and the symbolism of tartans lost its semantic fullness. WITH protected forests the British also did not particularly stand on ceremony - pines and oaks were ruthlessly cut down. The inevitable industrialization of the New Age completed the destruction of the Caledonian ecosystem, so that by 2003 the Alladel Reserve was a very sad sight.
However, today Caledonia is reviving, and when you find yourself here, you can’t even believe that for another 10 years this area did not much resemble the wild forests of Scotland. Everything changed after Paul Lister, a British millionaire, philanthropist and eco-philanthropist, took up the restoration of the reserve. It is interesting that Paul comes from a family that made its fortune in the furniture trade, and Paul Lister decided to devote himself to restoring the eco-system of the Caledonian forests after numerous trips to Africa. He sold the family business and, having received a fortune of 50 million pounds, in 2001 founded the TENT Foundation. The main goal of the organization is the revival of wildlife, and today the foundation is engaged in the restoration of the animal and flora not only in the Scottish Highlands, but also in the Romanian Carpathians.
Alladel Paul Lister purchased the property in 2003. The revival of the unique natural area took up not alone, but with the participation of specialists from the University of Oxford WildCRU unit. At first, the soils of the reserve were restored, then 800,000 trees were planted in Alladele, by the way, new trees are still being planted here - about 1,000 new seedlings appear in Caledonia every year.
However, Paul Lister is engaged not only in the restoration of nature, but also actively develops eco-tourism. Today, the Alladale Wilderness Lodge and Reserve hotel is open in the reserve in the style of an old Scottish manor with panoramic windows and fireplaces. In terms of entertainment in Alladel, all the joys of life in nature: you can go on a one-day hike, ride bicycles, learn horseback riding, go fishing (salmon is found in local rivers), and also go on a safari in the company of rangers.
I must say, safaris in Alladel are not much inferior to African ones. Yes, there are no antelopes and giraffes, but shy red deer and black boars are found in the reserve - the very ones that the Scots in the old days hunted at the risk of their lives, by the way, when meeting with boars, you need to be extremely careful - the animal is very aggressive. There is also a herd of moose, they graze near the secret waterfall.
While walking through the forests of Caledonia, you should also be wary of .... hares. More precisely, hare holes - you get into such a foot, and you can easily twist your ankle. By the way, in general, while walking, it is better to carefully look at your feet and around, then there is a chance to notice how eared ones look out of their holes and quickly dive into their houses when you approach.
Shaggy red Scottish cows are also found in Alladel, usually they lie lazily in the fields and pay the least attention to tourists, but partridges, on the contrary, react nervously to those who disturb their peace, they can jump out of the bushes and start running along the path right in front of you.
There are also eagles, red squirrels, and wild Scottish cats in Alladel - these animals were historically found only on the islands of Great Britain, and today, sadly, they are on the verge of extinction. The fact is that wild cats are excellent hunters, so they caused serious damage to farmers, as they dragged chickens, chickens, rabbits and even small lambs from their farms. So, there is nothing surprising in the fact that farmers did not like wild cats and actively hunted them, and today there are only about a hundred Scottish wild cats left in the country. The average Scottish cat weighs 7-9 kilograms, and it is impossible to tame it under any circumstances. True, you most likely will not be able to see cats, because these animals are predominantly nocturnal.
Paul Lister, meanwhile, dreams that wolves, lynxes and bears, who also historically lived in these parts, would return to Alladel, but the last wolf disappeared from the Caledonian forests back in the eighteenth century. locals they joke that Lister's dancing with wolves is just around the corner and they call him the "wolf man", but who knows, the millionaire philanthropist, a stubborn comrade, managed to revive Caledonia from oblivion.
By the way, today not only tourists come to the reserve, but also eco-enthusiasts. They participate in conservation programs in Scotland and conduct courses for children who are passionate about the topic of ecology. By the way, this is a very popular format in Europe today. summer holiday for children - kids do not just relax in nature, live in tents and raft down rivers, but also plant trees at the same time, and also study local fauna while talking in natural environment with its representatives, for example, with proteins. Rest for the benefit of environment it turns out.
Ben-Ei Reserve
In 1951, the Ben-Ei reserve was organized in the north of Scotland, with a total area of 48 thousand hectares. Fragments are preserved in this protected area pine forests, birch and juniper thickets that occupy the slopes of Mount Ben Ey and the coast of Loch Marie. The richest fauna is preserved here, including such mammals rare for Great Britain as roe deer, fallow deer, European red deer and pine marten. There is a large colony of gray geese on Loch Marie.
Glen More Valley
In the northern part of Great Britain, a huge tectonic fault crosses obliquely, as if cutting the Scottish Highlands in half. On the map, the fault looks like a perfectly straight green-blue strip that cut through the highlands of Scotland from the northeast to the southwest - from the Moray Firth to the Firth of Lorne. This through valley is called Glen More. And the shores of long narrow lakes stretched along the valley in a chain, and it itself seemed to be drawn along a ruler. This straight line is continued northern shores both bays, so that the total length reaches 200 km.
A picturesque lake chain of lakes Loch Ness, Loch Oich, Loch Lochy and, in fact, became the sea bay of Loch Linne, is strung on the fault-shift line. The Grampian Mountains rise above them from the southeast. Here, at the southern end of Glen More, is highest peak throughout the UK - Mount Ben Nevis. The northwestern border of the tectonic valley is the northern highlands of Scotland, and to this day is deaf and sparsely populated.
The inhabitants of the Glen More Valley and its environs have long been fed by the sea. But swimming in the local waters has always been difficult. To get from Inverness to Fort William, west coast, the ships had to go around the northern tip of the UK, having traveled almost 800 km. Storms and fogs, as well as winding straits abounding in treacherous rocks near Orkney and Hebrides waited for the captains on this route. And not one hundred fishing boats and schooners crashed here on sharp stones.
national park
Organized in 1950, with a total area of 140 thousand hectares national park The Peak District is located in Central England, in the southern part of the Pennines. A park has been created to preserve fragments of broadleaf forests and moorland on the elevated plateaus of the southern Pennines, it is also a water protection zone for a densely populated industrial area surrounding the park (within a radius of 50 miles from it there are about 20 million people and big cities Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield).
Oak and birch copses, interspersed with moors, provide shelter to many birds, including woodcock, green and great spotted woodpecker, pied flycatcher, meadow pipit, white-throated thrush, warblers, warblers, golden plover, merlin falcon, short-eared owl and rare here black grouse The vegetation is more varied on the slopes of the mountains, with ash, mountain elm, yew, linden, maple and wild cherry, as well as many flowering plants and field grasses.
The total forest cover of the national park is only 4 percent, and most of wood massifs is artificial plantings. Also of interest are karst caves in the limestones of the northern part of the park, where numerous bats live: mustachioed bats and small horseshoe bats.
Cairngorm Reserve
In southern Scotland, in the northern part of the Grampian Mountains, on the watershed of the Dee and Spey rivers, the Cairngorm Nature Reserve is located. It was organized in 1954 to protect the natural complex of the northern slope of the Grampian Mountains, covered with virgin pine forests. Ben Makdu peak dominates the territory of the reserve. towering at 1310 m (the second highest in the country). Pine sparse forests and juniper thickets alternate with moorlands and stone placers on the mountain slopes. The fauna of the reserve is the original inhabitants of the local forests: fallow deer, red squirrel, white hare and otter, many black grouse and capercaillie. Golden eagle, peregrine falcon and tundra partridge are found in the upper belt of mountains. Roe deer, red deer and a very rare European forest cat live in pine forests. On Loch an Eileen, you can see an osprey that has almost disappeared in other parts of the country.
Gough Island Conservation Area
On an island in the South Atlantic, 350 km south of the Tristan da Cunha Islands, you can find protected area, which is called "Gough Island". The reserve was formed relatively recently, in 1995, to preserve the natural complex of the volcanic plateau, which gave shelter to the most significant colony of seabirds on the globe. Despite the harsh climate (abundance of precipitation and severe winds), more than 50 species of birds nest on the island.
Most of them, except for the local variety of water chicken and the same endemic bunting, belong to sea birds, and total number there are several million of them. Among them are such rare species as the curly pelican, albatross and giant petrel. Gough Island is one of the few places the globe where the most amazing of sea birds nest - albatrosses. For hours, albatrosses can soar above the water without ever flapping their huge wings. How stronger wind, the easier it is for them to overcome huge distances over the ocean. It is no coincidence that most of these unique birds live in the Southern Hemisphere - where in the area referred to by sailors as the "roaring forties" latitudes, powerful storm winds rage all year round. Only three of the twelve albatross species breed in the North Pacific.
St Kilda Island Reserve
On a rocky archipelago located in the Atlantic west of the Scottish coast, 70 km west of the Hebrides, this amazing reserve is located. It was formed in 1986 to preserve the largest colony of seabirds in the area - fulmars, numbering 30 thousand pairs.
The islands are also home to tepiks, with about 300,000 pairs, and white boobies, with more than 60,000 pairs nesting on the rocks, more than anywhere else in the world. Near one of the islands of the archipelago - Borerey Island - there is the highest cliff of the British Isles, rising from the sea almost 200 m.
Upper Misdale Preserve
This reserve is located in the central part of the country, in the upper reaches of the river Tees. It was established in 1963 to preserve the ecosystem of swamps and heaths on the slopes of the Tisza valley, as well as areas of broad-leaved forests, in which rare species of grasses and flowers grow. It plays an important role in maintaining the conservation regime in the habitats of waterfowl and near-water birds.
Rum Island Game Reserve
On small island off the west coast of Scotland, in 1951, a reserve was established on an area of 10,700 hectares. It was created to protect the natural complex of the rocky coast and moorlands, as well as mountain slopes in the depths of the island. The wastelands serve as grazing grounds for red deer, and in the upper belt of mountains, alpine flora, especially flowers, is widely represented. But the main value of the reserve is its rugged rocky shores, replete with capes and bays. Here are colonies of gray and common seals, as well as large colonies of sea birds: petrels, guillemots, razorbills, fulmars and kittiwakes. In 1981, golden eagles and white-tailed eagles were resettled here from Norway, once being the characteristic inhabitants of the island, but completely exterminated at the beginning of the 20th century.
snowdonia national park
Founded in 1954 in the west of the country, in Wales, the Snowdonia National Park is located on an area of 219 thousand hectares. The park was created to preserve the natural complexes of oak and beech forests, mountain meadows and moorlands on the slopes of the Cambrian mountains, as well as areas of picturesque sea coast in the Strait of St. George. in the forests and mountain gorges, abounding in waterfalls, the forest and mountain fauna, so gray seals and numerous sea birds are found on the coast.
Protected corner of Wales
In industrialized Great Britain, there are few places left where still untouched nature has been preserved, where you can see trees in a natural forest. On the coast of the Irish Sea, where between the noisy port and industrial Liverpool and Bristol the vast peninsula of Wales protrudes to the Strait of St. George, there is one of such corners.
The main part of the peninsula is occupied by the Cambrian Mountains - an ancient, heavily destroyed by time and smoothed by a glacier mountain structure with rounded peaks and long trough-shaped valleys, in which a dozen narrow and deep lakes all inherited from the same glacier.
These low mountains overgrown to the middle with old forests of oak, elm, hornbeam and beech, and in the upper part they are covered with meadows and moorlands characteristic of Northern Britain. The spring meadows of the Cambrian Mountains delight the eye with bright colors of fresh lilies and purple spots of the northern orchid - orchis. Their jubilant blooms are set off by the shy charm of wild pale yellow daffodils, the national emblem of Wales. In early June, the slopes are covered with a golden carpet of buttercups.
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Scotland is an autonomous territory of Great Britain located in the north of the British Isles. In the past, this region was an independent kingdom with rich traditions and history.
Currently, the sights of Scotland are visited with pleasure by tourists from different countries, since there are many medieval castles left here, and the picturesque nature wins the hearts of romantics.
Once upon a time, this hilly country with a northern climate and brave inhabitants was constantly at war with its neighbors - the British, who repeatedly invaded Scotland. No wonder the motto of the Scottish crown, translated from Latin, sounds like "No one hurts me with impunity." And, as the history of the Scottish people shows, this motto was never empty words.
Residences and military castles
Among the most visited places is Edinburgh Castle, which is located in the center of the capital at the very top Castle Hill. This ancient palace With thousand years of history, for many years it was the residence of the Scottish kings. Edinburgh Castle, which is visible for many kilometers from all directions, attracts a significant number of tourists every year. The Royal Treasury, located in the castle, contains the royal regalia of the former rulers of Scotland - a sword, a scepter and a golden crown, reminiscent of the former independence of this country. Here is the Scottish Armed Forces Museum, where you can see brilliant examples of medieval weapons.
Close to Edinburgh castle, at the other end of the main street of Edinburgh, which is called the Royal Mile, is such a landmark of Scotland as Holyrood Palace. This building is the official residence of the Queen of Great Britain; official receptions and state ceremonies are held here. In the palace you can see the exquisite old halls of the times of the Scottish and British kings, the main decoration of Holyrood is the private chambers of the Scottish Queen Mary Stuart, which store antique works of art, paintings and tapestries. By the way, in the Palace of Holyrood there is a famous art gallery, which exhibits more than a hundred portraits of Scottish monarchs.
Stirling Castle for its strategic importance called the key to Scotland. It is located on the top of a mountain, which is an extinct volcano, and it is called the most grandiose castle in this country. It is surrounded by steep cliffs on three sides, thanks to which its defensive power increases dramatically. Many battles and sieges took place here, one of which lasted 4 months, until the last of the 30 soldiers who held the defense of the castle died.
Stirling Castle has unique architecture, as it has been rebuilt several times over the centuries of its existence. The most beautiful halls, medieval statues and ancient cannons are just a part of the splendor that you can see here. Also, tourists are happy to visit the regimental museum or walk along the fortress walls, which offer a wonderful view of the nearby hilly plain.
Mystical and religious buildings
If we talk about Glamis Castle, then no other historical landmark in Scotland is surrounded by so many mysterious stories and legends. Mystical stories about monsters and ghosts are associated with this castle, and one of the legends says that a certain Scottish earl played cards with the devil for his soul here and lost. Glamis Castle is surrounded by parks and gardens covering several square kilometers. Here is a real museum open sky, which contains trees from all over the world. Exquisite halls and apartments of the castle, a small medieval chapel, a clock tower and other magnificent elements of the architectural ensemble give Glamis Castle a unique charm with a mystical touch.
Of the religious monuments of antiquity, one should note such a landmark as St. Giles Cathedral, which is also located in Edinburgh on the Royal Mile. This building, built in ancient times, has been around for almost a thousand years. Inside the cathedral is the chapel of the Order of the Thistle, an ancient order of chivalry founded hundreds of years ago. Once a year, the monarch arrives in Edinburgh specifically to conduct the rite of passage of new knights and ladies of this order in the chapel.
Medieval decorations are still preserved in the interior of the cathedral, including heraldic carvings, memorials and objects of religious content. St. Giles Cathedral, as before, is the current temple of the Scottish Presbyterian Church, so visitors have the opportunity to take part in the religious services taking place here.
National parks and reserves
Scotland is known for its natural landscapes. Sights of Scotland like National parks The Cairngorms and Loch Lomond and Trossachs have long been protected by the state. They attract tourists not only with their picturesque landscapes, but also with opportunities for outdoor activities, learning about Scottish history and culture, and the peculiarities of the life of the local population. Special attention it is worth paying attention to the national reserves of Scotland, whose area is about 95 hectares.
They were created specifically to protect the unique landscapes and rare species of plants, animals and birds that live in these areas. Nevertheless, these reserves are open to tourists, and anyone can get acquainted with the local flora and fauna by walking along pre-set routes. There are also protected areas in Scotland natural areas, which include coastal and mountainous areas, forests, rocks, lakes and three biosphere reserve created to preserve in its original form unique ecosystems.
Listing the sights of this region, it is impossible not to mention famous lake Loch Ness, famous primarily not for its natural features, but the mythical Loch Ness monster, supposedly living in its depths. There is no direct evidence of the existence of a giant monster at the bottom of the lake, so many believe that this legend is simply used by the owners of local hotels to attract tourists. But this does not prevent visitors from visiting these places with pleasure, immersing themselves in the mysterious atmosphere of an ancient myth.
