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Croick Free Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Ctenicera cuprea, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +107 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Ctenicera cuprea, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +107 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Soft-rush, Bracken, Hard-fern +147 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Soft-rush, Bracken, Hard-fern +147 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Raspberry, Bilberry +11 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Mallrug, Mallryg, Taphrina sadebeckii, Fleecy Milkcap · last seen 2024; Fungi — Mallrug, Mallryg, Taphrina sadebeckii, Fleecy Milkcap · last seen 2024

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Central Sutherland Crater WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Northern Highlands)Mountain bike route166.4 km
Named routeLength 166.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

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