<div id="LayerE10" style="visibility: visible; overflow: visible; width:650px; left:8px; top:4px; position:absolute; z-index:10; "><div align="left"><span class="Brown_Head"><span class="Brown_Text"><span class="Brown_Text_Bold"> </span></span></span></div> <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" bordercolor="#000000" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="650" align="center" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2"> <div><img style="margin: 10px;" title="Red Deer Stag: wildlife in the Trossachs, near Callander, Central Scotland " height="120" alt="Red Deer Stag: wildlife in the Trossachs, near Callander, Central Scotland " src="/EZ/ot/ot/imagelibrary/Red_Deer.jpg" width="78" align="left" /></div> <div><font face="Arial"><span class="Black_Text"><span class="Brown_SubHead">Scenic Trossachs in central Scotland</span> welcomes v<span class="Black_Text">isitors who </span>will find a wealth of interesting things to see and do in the historic region, which is steeped in Scottish clan history and folklore and associated with the legendary heroes Robert the Bruce, William Wallace and Rob Roy MacGregor. Mountains, straths, lochs, forests, braes and waterfalls provide habitats for a rich diversity of wildlife as well as opportunities for a range of outdoor activities.</span></font></div> <div><font face="Arial"><span class="Black_Text"> <div> </div> <div align="center"><img style="margin: 10px;" title="Places of interest near Callander, Stirling and Perth in Central Scotland" height="120" alt="Places of interest near Callander, Stirling and Perth in Central Scotland" src="/EZ/ot/ot/imagelibrary/Glen_Ogle.jpg" width="122" align="right" /></div></span></font></div> <div><font face="Arial"><strong><font color="#996600"><span class="Brown_SubHead">Places of Interest</span> </font></strong><font size="2">Use the information link on the left to find out more about interesting places to visit near Lochearnhead, Balquhidder, Strathyre, St Fillans, Killin, Callander, and Stirling in Central Scotland. These include the lead and silver mining village of Tyndrum; Dal Righ - the site of the battle between Robert the Bruce and the McDougalls of Lorn; Killin, with its Folklore Centre at St Fillan's Mill, the famous Falls of Dochart and the clan burial ground of the McNabs on Innis Bhuidhe, or Yellow Island, close to the Falls; Queen Elizabeth Forest Park in the Trossachs, and Stirling Castle, with the nearby Wallace National Monument.</font></font></div> <div> </div> <div><span class="Brown_SubHead"><span class="Brown_SubHead"><span class="Brown_SubHead"><span class="Brown_SubHead"><span class="Brown_SubHead"><span class="Brown_SubHead"><img style="margin: 10px;" title="Pine Marten found in forests and plantations in the Central Scottish Highlands near Callander, Perth and Stirling" height="120" alt="Pine Marten found in forests and plantations in the Central Scottish Highlands near Callander, Perth and Stirling" src="/EZ/ot/ot/imagelibrary/Pine_Marten.jpg" width="78" align="left" /></span></span></span></span><span class="Brown_SubHead">W</span></span></span><strong><font color="#996600"><font face="Arial"><span class="Brown_SubHead">alks, Trails and Wildlife</span> <span class="Black_Text">Walkers and cyclists will appreciate the many footpaths, waymarked trails, cycle routes and forest trails within nature reserves, community woodlands, farms, plantations and native woodland. Local wildlife includes red squirrels and buzzards. <span class="Black_Text"><img style="margin: 10px;" title="Otters may be found in the Highland streams and rivers in Central Scotland" height="78" alt="Otters may be found in the Highland streams and rivers in Central Scotland" src="/EZ/ot/ot/imagelibrary/Otter_2.jpg" width="120" align="right" /></span></span></font></font></strong></div> <div><font face="Arial"> </font></div> <div><font face="Arial"><span class="Black_Text">For hill walkers and climbers Ben Lawers (1,214m) is the highest mountain in the Central Highlands. There are other Munros in the area. Ben Lawers is owned by the National Trust for Scotland and is home to alpine plants as well as Ptarmigan, Red Deer, Mountain Hare and the Common Lizard.</span></font></div> <div> <div><span class="Black_Text"><span class="Brown_SubHead"> </span></span><span class="Black_Text"><span class="Brown_SubHead"> </span></span><span class="Black_Text"><span class="Brown_SubHead"> </span></span></div> <div><span class="Black_Text"><span class="Brown_SubHead"> </span></span></div> <div><span class="Black_Text"><span class="Brown_SubHead"><span class="Black_Text"><img style="margin: 10px;" title="St Fillans Golf Course, Pethshire, Scotland, offers a challenging game in a picturesque location with spectacular highland scenery" height="120" alt="St Fillans Golf Course, Pethshire, Scotland, offers a challenging game in a picturesque location with spectacular highland scenery" src="/EZ/ot/ot/imagelibrary/st-fillans-golf-course.jpg" width="120" align="left" /><img style="margin: 10px;" title="Fishing on the lochs and rivers in Central Scotland" height="120" alt="Fishing on the lochs and rivers in Central Scotland" src="/EZ/ot/ot/imagelibrary/Fishing.jpg" width="120" align="right" /></span></span></span></div> <div><span class="Black_Text"><span class="Brown_SubHead"><br /> Sport </span></span><span class="Black_Text">Sporting opportunities include golf, fishing and a variety of water sports. </span></div> <div><span class="Black_Text"> </span></div> <div><span class="Black_Text">Fish from boats, from the loch shore, or on the rivers (permits may be required.) Lochearnhead is a major watersports centre. Activities include canoeing, sailing, water-skiing and wake-boarding. </span></div></div></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="50%"> <div> </div></td> <td valign="top" width="50%"> <div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>
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