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Cherry Island, Crannog

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📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

57.15487, -4.66995

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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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Chaffinch, Robin +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Chaffinch, Robin +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Common Dog-violet, Foxglove +196 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Common Dog-violet, Foxglove +196 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Bramble, Dandelion +25 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Wormaldia occipitalis +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Wormaldia occipitalis +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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
South Loch Ness TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Great Glen Way High RouteWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 78 (north)Cycling route
Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Caledonia WayCycling route
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route16 m
Named routeRef 78Length 16 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route16 m
Named routeRef 78Length 16 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
Main RouteCycling route200 m
Named routeRef 78Length 200 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.4 km
Named routeRef 78Length 6.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Scotland TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Great North Trail (Grampian Mountains)Mountain bike route261.2 km
Named routeLength 261.2 kmNational Cycle Network
Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route
Named route
South Loch Ness TrailMountain 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

Cherry Island, Loch Ness

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cherry Island, Loch Ness

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🪦Cille-ChuimeinCemetery2.4 km→🪦Auchteraw Burial GroundCemetery4.8 km→⛳Fort Augustus Golf ClubGolf course2.4 km→

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