5620 x 3733 px | 47,6 x 31,6 cm | 18,7 x 12,4 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
2008
Ort:
Insh Marshes Nature Reserve Kingussie Inverness-shire Highland Region Scotland UK GB Great Britain
Weitere Informationen:
Insh Marshes is a major wetland site covering a representative section of the River Spey from Newtonmore to Kincraig. The flood-plain mire supports several waterbodies that are excellent representatives of oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters. The waterbodies range from the relatively large Loch Insh to small un-named lochans. Loch Insh is an excellent example of a mesotrophic, species-rich loch supporting populations of shoreweed Littorella uniflora, water lobelia Lobelia dortmanna and quillwort Isoetes lacustris and is noted for its exceptionally rapid water turnover, as the River Spey flows through the loch. The River Spey is one of the largest, least polluted and unmodified river systems in Britain and the waterbodies have a high degree of naturalness. Insh Marshes are 10 square kilometres of the River Spey floodplain between Kingussie and Kincraig in Badenoch and Strathspey, Highland, Scotland. They are said to be one of the most important wetlands in Europe. Owned by the RSPB, together with part of the River Spey, they form a Special Protection Area
