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Gleann Dubh

28 ha

📷 Steven Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

56.52933, -5.28758

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
  • 🍄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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Oystercatcher, Robin, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Robin, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Goblet, Lungwort Lichen, Platismatia glauca +48 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Goblet, Lungwort Lichen, Platismatia glauca +48 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — encrusting algae indet., Bracken, Creeping Buttercup +95 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Rowan, Sea Beech +15 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +16 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +16 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 78Cycling route

NCN National Route 78 (south)

Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Port Appin LoopCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route252 m
Named routeRef 78Length 252 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4 km
Named routeRef 78Length 4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 78Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route224 m
Named routeRef 78Length 224 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Mist in Glen Dubh

📷 Steven Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mist in Glen Dubh

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Barcaldine Standing StonesHistoric site1.5 km→💧Gleann DubhReservoir0 m→

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