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Finsbay Lodge

0 ha

📷 Hazel Hambidge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

57.78191, -6.90975

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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
  • 🌿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
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Oystercatcher, Red-breasted Merganser, Starling +49 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Oystercatcher, Red-breasted Merganser, Starling +49 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Floating Bur-reed, Bogbean, Round-leaved Sundew +260 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Floating Bur-reed, Bogbean, Round-leaved Sundew +260 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rowan, Common Sorrel, Sheep's Sorrel +12 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Microdiplodia narthecii, Sphaerophorus globosus, Ephebe lanata +5 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Microdiplodia narthecii, Sphaerophorus globosus, Ephebe lanata +5 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Drinker, Common Earwig, Violet Ground Beetle +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Drinker, Common Earwig, Violet Ground Beetle +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hebridean Way (Hiking)Walking route252 km

Hiking route along the length of the Outer Hebrides

Named routeLength 252 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Frith-Rathad na HearadhWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Seals in Loch Fhionnsabhaigh (Finsbay), South Harris

📷 Hazel Hambidge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Seals in Loch Fhionnsabhaigh (Finsbay), South Harris

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