Getting here
57.19160, -4.54661
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black Grouse, Chaffinch, Siskin +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black Grouse, Chaffinch, Siskin +82 more · last seen 2026
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Pyrenula occidentalis, Thelotrema lepadinum, Lungwort Lichen +149 more · last seen 2012; Fungi — Pyrenula occidentalis, Thelotrema lepadinum, Lungwort Lichen +149 more · last seen 2012
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Holly, Daisy, Tormentil +139 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Holly, Daisy, Tormentil +139 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Brilliant Emerald, Common Darter +24 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Brilliant Emerald, Common Darter +24 more · last seen 2023
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
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.
South Loch Ness TrailWalking route
Great Glen Way High RouteWalking route
Trail of the 7 LochsWalking route80 km
Great Glen Way High RouteWalking route
🚴Cycling
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Caledonia WayCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route
South Loch Ness TrailMountain bike route
Wildlife to spot
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