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Castle Spynie, Broch

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodcock and Great Tit
  • 🍄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

Bird watching

Birds — Woodcock, Great Tit, Robin +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodcock, Great Tit, Robin +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Protopannaria pezizoides, Lobarina scrobiculata, Bladder Stalks +37 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Common Wasp, Dolichovespula saxonica +92 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Large-leaved Avens, Green Shield-moss, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +99 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route 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

Wildlife to spot

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