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Lairg Church of Scotland

📷 Richard Sutcliffe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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58.02504, -4.40043

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Mallard
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Community Centre — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Mallard
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Community Centre — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· FreePicnic spotToilets

Best for

10 activities

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, toilets, car park

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Mallard, Great Spotted Woodpecker +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Mallard, Great Spotted Woodpecker +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, toilets, picnic area

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Little Loch Shin WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Broch WalkWalking route

Named route

Ord Hill TrailWalking route

Named route

Balloan – Lairg Core PathWalking route

Named routeRef C16.07Local walking route

Gunns Wood Core PathWalking route

Named routeRef SU16.02Local walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

4,984 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,984 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winterspring

2025

Robin · Mallard · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Chaffinch · Great Tit +50

RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Common GullLarus canus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RavenCorvus corax
SnipeGallinago gallinago
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
BitternBotaurus stellaris2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Stoat · Otter · Brown Hare · Common Shrew

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
StoatMustela erminea2024
OtterLutra lutra2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Common ShrewSorex araneus2023

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2024

Tree Bumblebee

Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,984 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winterspring

2025

Robin · Mallard · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Chaffinch · Great Tit +50

RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Common GullLarus canus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RavenCorvus corax
SnipeGallinago gallinago
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
BitternBotaurus stellaris2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Stoat · Otter · Brown Hare · Common Shrew

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
StoatMustela erminea2024
OtterLutra lutra2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Common ShrewSorex araneus2023

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2024

Tree Bumblebee

Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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