The Wards Wildlife Site
The Wards Wildlife Site is a nature reserve in Moray, Scotland. The Wards Wildlife Site is situated nearby to the quarter Palmerscross, as well as near the suburb New Elgin.Places of Interest
Highlights include Elgin Cathedral and Borough Briggs.
Elgin Cathedral
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Elgin Cathedral, also known as the Lantern of the North, is a historic ruin in Elgin, Moray, in northeast Scotland. Established in 1224 on land granted by King Alexander II, it was the seat of the bishops of Moray.
Borough Briggs
Stadium
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Borough Briggs is a football ground in Elgin, Moray, Scotland. This venue is the home ground of Elgin City who currently play in Scottish League Two. Borough Briggs opened on 20 August 1921 when Inverness Citadel were the visitors in a Highland League fixture, which Elgin won 3–0.
Elgin railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elgin railway station is a railway station serving the town of Elgin, Moray in Scotland. The station is managed and served by ScotRail and is on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line, between Keith and Forres, measured 12 miles 18 chains from Forres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elgin and Longmorn.
Elgin
Photo: Billreid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Elgin is the county town of Moray in northeast Scotland, best known for its ruined cathedral which made it a "city". Together with nearby Lossiemouth it's the service town for two nearby Royal Air Force bases, with a population in 2016 of 24,760.
Longmorn
Village
Longmorn is a village in Moray, Scotland, famous for its malt whisky distilleries. It lies approximately 2.5 miles south of Elgin, on the main road from Elgin to Rothes.
Miltonduff
Hamlet
Miltonduff is a hamlet 1.5 miles southwest of Elgin and is in the Scottish council area of Moray.
The Wards Wildlife Site
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.6401° or 57° 38′ 24″ northLongitude
-3.3223° or 3° 19′ 20″ westOperator
Moray CouncilOpen location code
9C9RJMRH+23OpenStreetMap ID
way 106574064OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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