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Turku has three birdwatching towers and two accessible birdwatching platforms. The towers are located in Ruissalo, Hirvensalo and Rauvola (Kaarina).
The birdwatching tower is located in the Krottilalahti nature reserve next to the Ruissalo golf course.
The easiest way to reach the birdwatching tower is along the nature trail starting from the Puistotie road in Ruissalo.
You can find the accessible birdwatching platform along the riverbank promenade leading to Kansanpuisto Park in Ruissalo. There are parking spaces in the yard and in the vicinity of the adjacent Ruissalo shipyard.
The birdwatching tower is located in the Rauvolanlahti Nature Reserve. This area and the adjacent nature reserves of Katariinanlaakso and Vaarniemi are popular birdwatching sites connected by a marked walking trail.
You can find more information on Katariinanlaakso on the nature reserves page:
There is a birdwatching tower and accessible bird platform next to each other in Friskalanlahti Bay in Hirvensalo.