RED GROUSE
Lagopus lagopus scoticus

Our red grouse is currently of show as construction work takes place around the aviary.

These birds play an important part in the Scottish economy so their habitat needs careful management. A system of moor burning ensures tender heather shoots for them to feed on, with old heather providing cover.

They are territorial birds, with a family group (typically made up of a cock bird, 1-2 hens and their chicks), needing about one hectare of moorland to live on.