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Abriachan Gardens

📷 Jonathan Venn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

57.38044, -4.37965

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 284m away

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 284m away

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Great Tit +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Great Tit +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Limonia nubeculosa, Dicranomyia fusca +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Foxglove, Musk-mallow, Bracken +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Great Glen Way - Slighe a' Ghlinne MhòirWalking route120 km

A waymarked route (75 m/120 km) from Fort William (leaving behind Britain’s highest mountain, Ben Nevis) to Inverness, the Highlands capital. It follows a great geological fault and sections of Thomas Telford’s historic Caledonian Canal.

Named routeLength 120 kmNational walking route

South Loch Ness TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Trail of the 7 LochsWalking route80 km

Named routeRef T7LLength 80 kmRegional walking route

Great Glen Way - alternative via Carb na LeitireWalking route

Named routeRef GGWNational walking route

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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 78 (north)Cycling route

Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network

Caledonia WayCycling route

Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.3 km

Named routeRef 78Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route814 m

Named routeRef 78Length 814 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.8 km

Named routeRef 78Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route35 m

Named routeRef 78Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

GreenMountain bike route

Named route

BlueMountain bike route

Named route

RedMountain bike route

Named route

South Loch Ness TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

5,175 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,175 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds21 species

winter

2025

Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Greenfinch · Coal Tit · Robin +16

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
SiskinSpinus spinus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JayGarrulus glandarius
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,175 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds21 species

winter

2025

Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Greenfinch · Coal Tit · Robin +16

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
SiskinSpinus spinus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JayGarrulus glandarius
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jonathan Venn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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