Forsinard

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Forsinard is a small village and railway station in the Scottish Highlands, known as a gateway to the surrounding Flow Country peatland wilderness.

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Forsinard canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf blanket bog
national nature reserve
railway station
railway station
village
closestLargeTown Thurso
Wick
country Scotland
environmentType blanket bog landscape
peatland
hasConservationDesignationNearby Ramsar Wetland of International Importance
surface form: Ramsar site

Special Area of Conservation (in parts)
surface form: Special Area of Conservation

Special Protection Area
hasDialCode 01641
hasNatureReserve Forsinard Flows National Nature Reserve
hasObservationTower Forsinard Flows lookout tower
hasOSGridReference NC895425
hasPlatforms 2
hasPostcodeDistrict KW13
hasRailwayStation Forsinard railway station
hasVisitorCentre Forsinard Flows visitor centre
knownFor gateway to the Flow Country
peatland wilderness
lieutenancyArea Sutherland
locatedIn Caithness
Forsinard self-linksurface differs
Highland council area
Scottish Highlands
Sutherland
northern Scotland
managedBy Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
surface form: RSPB Scotland
near Flow Country
notableFor carbon-rich peatlands
restoration of degraded peatland
onRailwayLine Far North Line
openedInYear 1874
operator ScotRail
originalCompany Highland Railway
surface form: Sutherland and Caithness Railway
parliamentaryConstituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
primaryAccessMode rail
region Highlands and Islands
servedByTrainOperator ScotRail
tourismType birdwatching
nature tourism
unitaryAuthority Highland

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Far North Line serves Forsinard
Forsinard locatedIn Forsinard self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Forsinard railway station