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Dalwhinnie ROC Post

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.94707, -4.24329

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red Grouse (scotica) and Raven
✦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

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red Grouse (scotica) and Raven
✦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

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Raven, Mallard +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Raven, Mallard +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Heather, Tormentil +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth · last seen 2021

Free

Historic gardens

Moderate match

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

7 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 route1.4 km

Named routeRef 7Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.3 km

Named routeRef 7Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route8 km

Named routeRef 7Length 8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route527 m

Named routeRef 7Length 527 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Laggan WolftraxMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

3,853 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,853 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

summerautumn

2025

Mallard · Robin · Raven · Kestrel · Meadow Pipit +50

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
RavenCorvus corax
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
DipperCinclus cinclus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Common GullLarus canus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
DunlinCalidris alpina
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SiskinSpinus spinus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwallowHirundo rustica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
PtarmiganLagopus muta
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
SwiftApus apus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
GreenshankTringa nebularia
GoosanderMergus merganser
LinnetLinaria cannabina

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Mammals3 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Rabbit · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🌿

Plants11 species

summer

2025

Rosebay Willowherb · Heather · Selfheal · Prickly Sow-thistle · Common Ragwort +6

Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Alpine Lady's-mantleAlchemilla alpina
Field GentianGentianella campestris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,853 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

summerautumn

2025

Mallard · Robin · Raven · Kestrel · Meadow Pipit +50

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
RavenCorvus corax
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
DipperCinclus cinclus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Common GullLarus canus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
DunlinCalidris alpina
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SiskinSpinus spinus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwallowHirundo rustica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
PtarmiganLagopus muta
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
SwiftApus apus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
GreenshankTringa nebularia
GoosanderMergus merganser
LinnetLinaria cannabina

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Rabbit · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🌿

Plants11 species

summer

2025

Rosebay Willowherb · Heather · Selfheal · Prickly Sow-thistle · Common Ragwort +6

Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Alpine Lady's-mantleAlchemilla alpina
Field GentianGentianella campestris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Royal Observer Corps post, Dalwhinnie

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