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Castle Leod

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📷 Julian Paren · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

57.59848, -4.53495

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

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Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Maple Mildew, Wood Blewits, Tremella ramalinae +93 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Maple Mildew, Wood Blewits, Tremella ramalinae +93 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Solomon's-seal Sawfly, St Marks Fly, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +165 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Solomon's-seal Sawfly, St Marks Fly, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +165 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sycamore, Cuckooflower, Rosebay Willowherb +69 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sycamore, Cuckooflower, Rosebay Willowherb +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Wood Blewits, Jelly Tooth, Scarlet Caterpillarclub +9 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Contin forest and View RockWalking route4.5 km
Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Rogie Falls Riverside TrailWalking route1.5 km

A walk through the woods and along the river taking in the viewpoints at the falls and Raven Crag

Named routeLength 1.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Northern Highlands)Mountain bike route166.4 km
Named routeLength 166.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Castle Leod and the forest below Ben Wyvis

📷 Julian Paren · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Castle Leod and the forest below Ben Wyvis

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Spa Pavilion GardensUrban park1.3 km→🌱Strathpeffer Community ParkUrban park1.7 km→⛪St Anne's Episcopal ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→⛪Contin Parish ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→🪦Preas MàiriCemetery4.3 km→✦Knock Farril Vitrified FortHistoric site2.1 km→

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