Short birdwatching visit · NatureScot
Corrie Fee National Nature Reserve
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Spring and summer; assess mountain conditions
- Headline birds
- Golden Eagle · Peregrine · Dipper
- Parking
- Use the Forestry and Land Scotland car park at Glen Doll.
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- Accessible facilities at the start do not establish a step-free route into the corrie.
Glen Doll, at the head of Glen Clova
Corrie Fee provides a mountain-landscape visit reached on foot through Glen Doll forest. NatureScot names Dipper in spring and Buzzard and Peregrine in summer, with steep crags and the Fee Burn shaping the setting. The public approach to the reserve is a substantial walk from the Glen Doll car park, so plan the return before settling at a view. Choose the lower Fee Trail destination or a more demanding extension according to your skills and conditions. Winter ground and lingering snow require particular preparation. Enjoy wildlife from the established path without approaching cliffs or quiet breeding habitat.
Birds and seasons
- Golden Eagle · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Golden Eagle
- Peregrine · Headline bird — Summer Source for Peregrine
- Dipper · Headline bird — Spring Source for Dipper
- Buzzard — Summer Source for Buzzard
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- The reserve entrance is about 3.5 kilometres from the car park along forest tracks.
- Toilets
- Toilets, including an accessible toilet, are at Glen Doll ranger base.
- Parking
- Use the Forestry and Land Scotland car park at Glen Doll.
- Dogs
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Access notes
- Accessible facilities at the start do not establish a step-free route into the corrie.
- Step-free access
- Accessible facilities at the start do not establish a step-free route into the corrie.
Getting there: Follow the B955 through Glen Clova to the signed Glen Doll ranger base and car park, then use the documented walking approach into Corrie Fee.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Loch of Lintrathen · 12.7 straight-line miles
- Invereshie and Inshriach National Nature Reserve · 30.2 straight-line miles
- Seaton Cliffs · 32.0 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: RSPB Loch of Kinnordy, 14.6 miles away in a straight line.
- Loch of Lintrathen · 12.7 miles in a straight line
- Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve · 17.2 miles in a straight line
- Forfar Loch · 18.9 miles in a straight line