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Italian Gardens

7 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
  • 💜Bluebell walks 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
Parking

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +61 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +61 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Free

Bluebell walks

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Large-leaved Avens, Common Whitlowgrass +173 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route 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

Wildlife to spot

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