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57.32351, -4.26875
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Little Grebe, Willow Warbler +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Little Grebe, Willow Warbler +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Devil's-bit Scabious, Cross-leaved Heath, Bracken +40 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Devil's-bit Scabious, Cross-leaved Heath, Bracken +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Birch Clubhorn, Rhagium bifasciatum, Anoplotrupes stercorosus · last seen 2025; Insects — Birch Clubhorn, Rhagium bifasciatum, Anoplotrupes stercorosus · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Wood-sorrel, Bilberry, Common Nettle +1 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Loch Ness Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Trail of the 7 Lochs Walking route 80 km ▾
Named route Ref T7L Length 80 km Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Caledonia Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CW Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Loch Ness Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Loch Ruthven from Tullich
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Wildlife to spot
8,789 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,789 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Mallard · Little Grebe · Willow Warbler · Black-headed Gull · Meadow Pipit +44
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Sand Martin Riparia riparia Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Common Gull Larus canus Swallow Hirundo rustica Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Teal Anas crecca Swift Apus apus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Martin Delichon urbicum Curlew Numenius arquata Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goosander Mergus merganser Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Raven Corvus corax Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Siskin Spinus spinus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Wigeon Mareca penelope Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Herring Gull Larus argentatus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Devil's-bit Scabious · Cross-leaved Heath · Tormentil · Bog Asphodel · Tufted Hair-grass +19
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Tormentil Potentilla erecta Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Heather Calluna vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,789 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Mallard · Little Grebe · Willow Warbler · Black-headed Gull · Meadow Pipit +44
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Sand Martin Riparia riparia Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Common Gull Larus canus Swallow Hirundo rustica Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Teal Anas crecca Swift Apus apus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Martin Delichon urbicum Curlew Numenius arquata Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goosander Mergus merganser Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Raven Corvus corax Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Siskin Spinus spinus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Wigeon Mareca penelope Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Herring Gull Larus argentatus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Devil's-bit Scabious · Cross-leaved Heath · Tormentil · Bog Asphodel · Tufted Hair-grass +19
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Tormentil Potentilla erecta Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Heather Calluna vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia
Bog-myrtle Myrica gale
Bog-myrtle Myrica gale
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre 