Red Grouse - Lagopus lagopus

Restoring Nature's Balance

The Highlands are considered one of Europe's last great areas of wilderness, yet much of the flora and fauna that once thrived here has been driven to extinction by the activities of man.

The purpose of the Alladale Wilderness Reserve is to restore a remote area of the Highlands to its former natural glory.

At Alladale you will meet some of the lost species we have returned, and your stay will contribute directly to this pioneering conservation project.

A bird that is synonymous with upland moorland. It is found away from trees in open ground and often benefits from favourable management actions to increase its numbers. Strip burning grouse moors creates the familiar patchwork of green shoots of new heather next taller older heather. This creates the ideal conditions for the grouse to breed and find cover for their chicks.

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