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Eilean Nan Mhuilchean, Crannog

📷 Kim McGillivray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFungiBirds
Dogs welcome

Getting here

57.07598, -4.86370

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Sticta fuliginosa s. lat., Bunodophoron melanocarpum, Sphaerophorus globosus +10 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Sticta fuliginosa s. lat., Bunodophoron melanocarpum, Sphaerophorus globosus +10 more · last seen 2018

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Willow Warbler +33 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Willow Warbler +33 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bulbous Rush, Lesser Spearwort, Marsh-marigold +33 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Bulbous Rush, Lesser Spearwort, Marsh-marigold +33 more · last seen 2018

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Large Red Damselfly, White-faced Darter +16 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Large Red Damselfly, White-faced Darter +16 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 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
Cape Wrath Trail (Fort William → Invergarry → Morvich)Walking route

unmarked

Named routeNational walking route
Great Glen Way Low RouteWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 78 (north)Cycling route
Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route374 m
Named routeRef 78Length 374 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.6 km
Named routeRef 78Length 6.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route24 m
Named routeRef 78Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 78Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 78Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Scotland TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Eilean Garbh islands on Loch Garry

📷 Kim McGillivray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Eilean Garbh islands on Loch Garry

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Well of the Seven HeadsHistoric site4.9 km→✦Eilean Nan Mhuilchean, CrannogHistoric site900 m→✦Rokeby ManorHistoric site2.8 km→⛪St Finnan's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→✦Eilean Mhic Raonuill, CrannogHistoric site3.7 km→

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