Forsinard Flows National Nature Reserve

Forsinard Flows National Nature Reserve
Small lochans on the accessible area of the Forsinard reserve
Location within Highland
LocationHighland, Scotland
Coordinates58°21′25″N 3°53′49″W / 58.356824°N 3.897081°W / 58.356824; -3.897081
Area153.8 km2 (59.4 sq mi)
DesignationNatureScot
Established2007
OwnerRoyal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
Forsinard Flows National Nature Reserve
Part ofThe Flow Country
CriteriaNatural: ix
Reference1722
Inscription2024 (46th Session)

Forsinard Flows is a national nature reserve (NNR) covering much of the area surrounding Forsinard in the Highland council area of Scotland. It lies at the heart of the Flow Country, a large, rolling expanse of peatland and wetland area of Caithness and Sutherland that makes up almost 5% of the world's blanket bog. The reserve is managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), and is designated a Category II protected area by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Much of the NNR overlaps with the designated area of the Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands Special Protection Area and Special Area of Conservation.