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Culbokie Henge

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Dogs 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
  • 🍄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
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Peppery Roundhead, Parrot Waxcap +32 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Peppery Roundhead, Parrot Waxcap +32 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Thistle, White Clover, Wood-sorrel +76 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Thistle, White Clover, Wood-sorrel +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Bramble, Orache +9 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
John O'Groats Trail (Inverness to Culbokie)Walking route
Named routeRef JoG01Local walking route
John O'Groats Trail (Culbokie to Alness)Walking route
Named routeRef JoG02Local walking route
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route
Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN 1 Cromarty alternativeCycling route
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route986 m
Named routeRef 1Length 986 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route204 m
Named routeRef 1Length 204 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route372 m
Named routeRef 1Length 372 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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