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Eilean Mhic Raonuill, Crannog

✦ Ancient woodland0 ha

Plan your visit

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Willow Warbler
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Willow Warbler, Chaffinch +57 more · last seen 2025

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Willow Warbler, Chaffinch +57 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Varies

Fungi — Tacked Knight, Red Swamp Brittlegill, Mycena pearsoniana +14 more · last seen 2014

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Common Bent, Heath Speedwell, Purple Moor-grass +25 more · last seen 2011

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site

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 route653 m
Named routeRef 78Length 653 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route6.6 km
Named routeRef 78Length 6.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route81 m
Named routeRef 78Length 81 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.4 km
Named routeRef 78Length 6.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route32 m
Named routeRef 78Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
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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

15 photos from nearby open sources

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✦ Ancient🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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