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📷 Peter S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

56.82792, -5.09338

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 227m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Hooded Crow, Herring Gull, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hooded Crow, Herring Gull, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 78 (north)

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
North Face PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ben Nevis Mountain PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
West Highland Way (Kinlochleven to Fort William)Walking route24 km
Named routeLength 24 kmNational walking route
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
Cape Wrath Trail (Fort William → Invergarry → Morvich)Walking route

unmarked

Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 78Cycling route

NCN National Route 78 (south)

Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Fort William to Nevis RangeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 78 (north)Cycling route
Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route78 m
Named routeRef 78Length 78 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m
Named routeRef 78Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route18 m
Named routeRef 78Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface blocks
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
10 under the BenMountain bike route
Named route
Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route
Named route
Broomstick BlueMountain bike route
Named route
The Witch's World Champs TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Black sheep, white lamb by the River Lochy

📷 Peter S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Black sheep, white lamb by the River Lochy

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Parade GardensUrban park1.3 km→🌱The Old FortUrban park1.1 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds1.1 km→⛪Duncansburgh Macintosh ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→🌱Field of Hope Fort WilliamUrban park500 m→

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