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Ganavan Sports Ground

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Dogs welcome

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
  • Playing fields 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
Bike parkingParking· FreeToilets

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Hooded Crow, Herring Gull, Oystercatcher +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Hooded Crow, Herring Gull, Oystercatcher +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Ricasolia virens, Parmotrema crinitum +71 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Ricasolia virens, Parmotrema crinitum +71 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Red-legged Shieldbug +114 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Red-legged Shieldbug +114 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Primrose, Ground-elder, Hemlock Water-dropwort +93 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Primrose, Ground-elder, Hemlock Water-dropwort +93 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
St Conan Pilgrim WayWalking route118 km

Just over 100km of walking, mostly on road but with mountain pass of Glen Noe. Walking distance about 103 km

Named routeLength 118 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 78Cycling route

NCN National Route 78 (south)

Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Oban to DunbegCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Caledonia WayCycling route
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route650 m
Named routeRef 78Length 650 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route250 m
Named routeRef 78Length 250 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route401 m
Named routeRef 78Length 401 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Shinty pitch behind Ganavan Sands

Shinty pitch behind Ganavan Sands

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