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Dalchirnmore

📷 Iain Russell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

57.07157, -4.16088

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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· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Raven, Wren +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Raven, Wren +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lobarina scrobiculata, Heath Waxcap, Yellow Club +15 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Lobarina scrobiculata, Heath Waxcap, Yellow Club +15 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Heath, Rannoch Brindled Beauty +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Heath, Rannoch Brindled Beauty +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Heather, Tormentil, Bog Asphodel +153 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Heather, Tormentil, Bog Asphodel +153 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rowan, Autumn Hawkbit, Wild Thyme +17 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Speyside WayWalking route207 km
Named routeLength 207 kmNational walking route
Wildcat TrailWalking route10 km
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal walking route
Curlew TrailWalking route

Kingussie to Newtonmore via Loch Gynack

Named routeLocal walking route
East Highland WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 7Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route349 m
Named routeRef 7Length 349 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.4 km
Named routeRef 7Length 4.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 7Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Scotland TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pasture in Glen Banchor

📷 Iain Russell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pasture in Glen Banchor

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Newtonmore Centenary GardensUrban park2.6 km→🌱Highland Folk MuseumUrban park3.4 km→🌱Jack Richmond Memorial Woodland ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Jack Richmond Memorial Woodland ParkUrban park2.8 km→⛳Newtonmore Golf ClubGolf course3.3 km→✦Sidhean Mor Dail a' ChaorainnHistoric site500 m→

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