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Dunlichity Church

📷 Douglas Nelson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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57.36736, -4.23003

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Great Tit +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Great Tit +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Rock Stonecrop, Glittering Wood-moss +16 more · last seen 2026; Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Rock Stonecrop, Glittering Wood-moss +16 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Peltigera britannica · last seen 2023; Fungi — Peltigera britannica · last seen 2023

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Pseudopsocus rostocki, Aphodiini, Nemouridae +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Pseudopsocus rostocki, Aphodiini, Nemouridae +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

South Loch Ness TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Trail of the 7 LochsWalking route80 km

Named routeRef T7LLength 80 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 78 (north)Cycling route

Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route2.8 km

Named routeRef 78Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route243 m

Named routeRef 78Length 243 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route725 m

Named routeRef 78Length 725 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

South Loch Ness TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

5,025 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,025 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

spring

2025

Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Carrion Crow +46

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
RavenCorvus corax
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Common GullLarus canus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SiskinSpinus spinus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
SwallowHirundo rustica
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CuckooCuculus canorus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CurlewNumenius arquata
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris

🌿

Plants1 species

springsummer

2026

American Skunk-cabbage

American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,025 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

spring

2025

Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Carrion Crow +46

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
RavenCorvus corax
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Common GullLarus canus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SiskinSpinus spinus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
SwallowHirundo rustica
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CuckooCuculus canorus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CurlewNumenius arquata
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris

🌿

Plants1 species

springsummer

2026

American Skunk-cabbage

American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Douglas Nelson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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