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Balliemore Farm Shop

📷 Gordon Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

56.40160, -5.52623

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hooded Crow and Herring Gull
  • 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Hooded Crow, Herring Gull, Chaffinch +103 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hooded Crow, Herring Gull, Chaffinch +103 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Brown Silver-line, Hebrew Character, Marsh Fritillary +56 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Silver-line, Hebrew Character, Marsh Fritillary +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Common Knapweed, Creeping Buttercup +83 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Common Knapweed, Creeping Buttercup +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Farm visits

Farm shop

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Meadowsweet, Bilberry +9 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
St Conan Pilgrim WayWalking route118 km

Just over 100km of walking, mostly on road but with mountain pass of Glen Noe. Walking distance about 103 km

Named routeLength 118 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 78Cycling route

NCN National Route 78 (south)

Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Oban to DunbegCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route401 m
Named routeRef 78Length 401 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route591 m
Named routeRef 78Length 591 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route69 m
Named routeRef 78Length 69 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route278 m
Named routeRef 78Length 278 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farm buildings at Balliemore

📷 Gordon Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farm buildings at Balliemore

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🌱Dungallan ParksUrban park2.7 km→🌱Dungallan ParksUrban park2.7 km→🌱Pulpit HilltopUrban park2.9 km→⛪Old Parish ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→⛪Oban Free High ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→✦Dunollie CastleHistoric site3.8 km→

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