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Little Fyrish

📷 Julian Paren · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Dogs welcome

Getting here

57.68400, -4.35472

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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
  • 🍄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

  • 🐕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 — Coal Tit, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coal Tit, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Pleuroceras pseudoplatani, Dyer's Mazegill, Sycamore Tarspot +32 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Pleuroceras pseudoplatani, Dyer's Mazegill, Sycamore Tarspot +32 more · last seen 2025

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Insect spotting

Insects — Black Clock, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Quedius curtipennis +206 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Black Clock, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Quedius curtipennis +206 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bracken, Foxglove, Broom +166 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bracken, Foxglove, Broom +166 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rowan, Common Sorrel, Ramsons +23 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
John O'Groats Trail (Culbokie to Alness)Walking route
Named routeRef JoG02Local walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route
Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route250 m
Named routeRef 1Length 250 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route403 m
Named routeRef 1Length 403 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route2.8 km
Named routeRef 1Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route96 m
Named routeRef 1Length 96 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

"Little Fyrish" Monument on Meann Chnoc

📷 Julian Paren · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

"Little Fyrish" Monument on Meann Chnoc

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Darroch BraeUrban park4.7 km→✦Alness Old Parish Church (ruin)Historic site4.8 km→🐄The Storehouse Farm ShopVisitor farm4.9 km→✦Carn Liath Chambered CairnHistoric site2 km→✦Sir Hector Munro FollyHistoric site700 m→✦Fyrish MonumentHistoric site1.6 km→

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