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Clunas Reservoir

50 ha

📷 Des Colhoun · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome50 ha

Getting here

57.48944, -3.90554

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Willow Warbler
  • 🍄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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Willow Warbler, Woodpigeon +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Willow Warbler, Woodpigeon +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Geranium Brittlegill, Cristulariella depraedans +24 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Geranium Brittlegill, Cristulariella depraedans +24 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Heather, Downy Birch / Silver Birch, Bracken +30 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Heather, Downy Birch / Silver Birch, Bracken +30 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Beechwood Sickener, Trumpet Chanterelle, Beech Milkcap +7 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Common Blue, Red Admiral +16 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Green-veined White, Common Blue, Red Admiral +16 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route
Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route9.3 km
Named routeRef 1Length 9.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.4 km
Named routeRef 1Length 6.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

An easterly view from the track by Clunas reservoir

📷 Des Colhoun · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

An easterly view from the track by Clunas reservoir

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The Walled GardenUrban park4.2 km→🌱The Flower GardenUrban park4 km→⛪Nairn Parish ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→✦Cawdor CastleHistoric site4.1 km→💧Clunas ReservoirReservoir0 m→⛳Cawdor Castle Golf ClubGolf course3.7 km→

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