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Crannog

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Getting here

56.95417, -5.02764

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕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

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Coal Tit +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Coal Tit +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Hawker, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Hoof Fungus, Alder Bracket · last seen 2023

Varies

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Himalayan Knotweed, Japanese Knotweed, Wilson's Filmy-fern · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 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

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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 78 (north)Cycling route

Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route6.2 km

Named routeRef 78Length 6.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route79 m

Named routeRef 78Length 79 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route6.4 km

Named routeRef 78Length 6.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route9.4 km

Named routeRef 78Length 9.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

3,698 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,698 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

springautumn

2025

Robin · Coal Tit · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Blue Tit +40

RobinErithacus rubecula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoosanderMergus merganser
RavenCorvus corax
SiskinSpinus spinus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DipperCinclus cinclus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
NuthatchSitta europaea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024

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Mammals1 species

autumn

2024

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Black flies · Cicadella viridis

Black fliesSimuliidae
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis

🌿

Plants2 species

summer

2024

Himalayan Knotweed · Japanese Knotweed

Himalayan KnotweedKoenigia polystachya
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,698 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

springautumn

2025

Robin · Coal Tit · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Blue Tit +40

RobinErithacus rubecula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoosanderMergus merganser
RavenCorvus corax
SiskinSpinus spinus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DipperCinclus cinclus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
NuthatchSitta europaea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2024

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Black flies · Cicadella viridis

Black fliesSimuliidae
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis

🌿

Plants2 species

summer

2024

Himalayan Knotweed · Japanese Knotweed

Himalayan KnotweedKoenigia polystachya
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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