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Foss Mill

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.69260, -3.99342

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — House Martin, Swift, Song Thrush +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Martin, Swift, Song Thrush +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Green-veined White, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Green-veined White, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Branched Bur-reed, Marsh Cinquefoil, Bell Heather +329 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Branched Bur-reed, Marsh Cinquefoil, Bell Heather +329 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Water Mint, Moon-leaved Pincerwort +22 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Schiehallion TrailWalking route
Named routeRef RW 11Local walking route
Dùn Coillich BlueWalking route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Dùn Coillich Red/Green LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Dun Coillich WhiteWalking route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Dun Coillich RedWalking route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Blue cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route
Yellow cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef YellowLocal cycle route
White cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef WhiteLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Minor road at Foss Mill heading towards the B846

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Minor road at Foss Mill heading towards the B846

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Braes of Foss, dun siteHistoric site3.1 km→⛪Foss and Tummel Parish ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→💧Loch TummelReservoir4.4 km→💧Loch TummelReservoir4.4 km→✦Ceann na Coille, dunHistoric site3 km→✦CrannogHistoric site3.9 km→

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