The River Forth at Alloa showing Alloa Inch and Tullibody Inch (at right) Tullibody Inch is an islet in the estuarine waters of the River Forth .[ 1] Tullibody , "inch" being from the Scottish Gaelic innis meaning "island" or "meadow".[ 2]
The island used to be farmland but has become flooded due to mining subsidence. It is now part of the Firth of Forth SSSI , which also includes nearby Alloa Inch and the John Muir Country Park .[ 3] Scottish Wildlife Trust owns and manages the island as a nature reserve.[ 4]
The area is important for its extensive reed beds and for nationally important numbers of wintering wildfowl and wading birds. The inner Forth hosts populations of common shelduck , red knot , common redshank , great crested grebe , Eurasian teal and common goldeneye .[ 5] marsh harrier , of which only a handful of pairs nest in Scotland, was seen on the island in September 2006.[ 6]
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