Insh Marshes

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.

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• Hen harrier hunting insh marshes
• Roe deer rspb insh marshes cairngorms national park
• References

In October 2014, a species of insect called Molanna angustata a type of caddisfly that inhabits Wales and England up to the Lake District and Yorkshire was identified here. Genevieve Dalley, a RSPB Scotland trainee ecologist discovered and identified two males caught in a moth trap at the marshes near Kingussie which has not been recorded in Scotland. .

Owned by the RSPB, together with part of the River Spey, they form a Special Protection Area.