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Eilean Nan Mhuilchean, Crannog

✦ Ancient woodland

📷 Kim McGillivray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

57.07598, -4.86370

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Coal Tit
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Willow Warbler +37 more · last seen 2024; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Willow Warbler +37 more · last seen 2024; Ancient woodland

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Varies

Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Ricasolia virens, Bunodophoron melanocarpum +40 more · last seen 2018

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Pendulous Wing-moss, Bulbous Rush, Long-leaved Pouncewort +316 more · last seen 2017; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Scotch Argus, Common Hawker, Dark Green Fritillary +37 more · last seen 2023

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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3 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
Cape Wrath Trail (Fort William → Invergarry → Morvich)Walking route▾

unmarked

Named routeNational walking route
Great Glen Way Low RouteWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

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6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 78 (north)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route374 m▾
Named routeRef 78Length 374 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.6 km▾
Named routeRef 78Length 6.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route24 m▾
Named routeRef 78Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 78Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km▾
Named routeRef 78Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Scotland TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route▾
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

16 photos from nearby open sources

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Eilean Garbh islands on Loch Garry

📷 Kim McGillivray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Eilean Garbh islands on Loch Garry

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Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Eilean Nan Mhuilchean, CrannogHistoric site900 m→✦Well of the Seven HeadsHistoric site4.9 km→✦Rokeby ManorHistoric site2.8 km→⛪St Finnan's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→✦Eilean Mhic Raonuill, CrannogHistoric site3.7 km→