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Dores Parish Church

📷 Douglas Nelson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

57.38388, -4.32864

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Woodcock
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 276m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

13 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Woodcock, Swallow +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Mallard, Woodcock, Swallow +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Chanterelle, Dyer's Mazegill, Amanita'r Gwybed +126 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Botria subalpina, Bilberry Bumblebee, Black Darter +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Figwort, Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum, Gorse +159 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Great Glen Way - Slighe a' Ghlinne MhòirWalking route120 km

A waymarked route (75 m/120 km) from Fort William (leaving behind Britain’s highest mountain, Ben Nevis) to Inverness, the Highlands capital. It follows a great geological fault and sections of Thomas Telford’s historic Caledonian Canal.

Named routeLength 120 kmNational walking route
South Loch Ness TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trail of the 7 LochsWalking route80 km
Named routeRef T7LLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Great Glen Way - alternative via Carb na LeitireWalking route
Named routeRef GGWNational walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 78 (north)Cycling route
Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Caledonia WayCycling route
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 78Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route814 m
Named routeRef 78Length 814 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 78Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km
Named routeRef 78Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South Loch Ness TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

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Dores Parish Church

📷 Douglas Nelson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Abriachan GardensUrban park3.1 km→✦Aldourie CastleHistoric site2.2 km→⛪Old Church of BonaReligious grounds3.6 km→