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BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Eider
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • Cromarty Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Eider, Carrion Crow +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Eider, Carrion Crow +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Great Wood-rush, Purple Toadflax +35 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Great Wood-rush, Purple Toadflax +35 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi, Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi, Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

café

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Rose Mildew, Podosphaera aphanis, Thedgonia ligustrina · last seen 2025; Fungi — Rose Mildew, Podosphaera aphanis, Thedgonia ligustrina · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Eathie MTBCycling route
Named route
Main RouteCycling route69 m
Named routeRef 1Length 69 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route108 m
Named routeRef 1Length 108 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cromarty East Church: Unusual numbered pews in the west balcony

Cromarty East Church: Unusual numbered pews in the west balcony

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