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Boleskine Parish Church

📷 Robert Struthers · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

57.23053, -4.47405

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Mallard, Coal Tit +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Mallard, Coal Tit +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Snowberry, Field Wood-rush +196 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Snowberry, Field Wood-rush +196 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Meadowsweet, Black Currant +21 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

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 High RouteWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Caledonia WayCycling route
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South Loch Ness TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

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Old Boleskine Parish Church

📷 Robert Struthers · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Boleskine Parish Church

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⛪Catholic ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→⛪Foyers ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→💧Loch MhòrReservoir4.2 km→💧Loch MhòrReservoir4.2 km→✦CrannogHistoric site1.5 km→✦Whitebridge, dun siteHistoric site3.7 km→

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