Loch Ruthven is a large loch which lies to the southeast of

Loch Ness Loch Ness (; gd, Loch Nis ) is a large freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately southwest of Inverness. It takes its name from the River Ness, which flows from the northern end. Loch Ness is best known for claim ...

in the

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region of

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...

. It is long, extends over an area of and is up to deep.Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Murray & Pullar The most important breeding site in the UK for

Slavonian grebe The horned grebe or Slavonian grebe (''Podiceps auritus'') is a relatively small waterbird in the family Podicipedidae. There are two known subspecies: ''P. a. auritus'', which breeds in the Palearctic, and ''P. a. cornutus'', which breeds i ...

s, it has one of the highest populations of this species in Europe. These rare birds can also be found in several other local lochs. The RSPB has established a reserve at Loch Ruthven. Loch Ruthven was designated a Ramsar site on 31 August 1992.

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JNCC: Profile Loch Ruthven
* Ruthven Ruthven Special Areas of Conservation in Scotland Ramsar sites in Scotland Royal Society for the Protection of Birds reserves in Scotland Ruthven {{Scotland-SSSI-stub