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Loch Bearnach

20 ha

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Free entryDogs welcome20 ha

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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Hooded Crow, Swallow, Willow Warbler +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hooded Crow, Swallow, Willow Warbler +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Rhyacophila dorsalis, Red-green Carpet, Double-striped Pug +243 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rhyacophila dorsalis, Red-green Carpet, Double-striped Pug +243 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Bog Beacon, Ochrolechia androgyna, Pannaria conoplea · last seen 2025; Fungi — Bog Beacon, Ochrolechia androgyna, Pannaria conoplea · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wilson's Filmy-fern, Aspen, Sessile Oak +3 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Wilson's Filmy-fern, Aspen, Sessile Oak +3 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Sessile Oak, Hazel, Guelder-rose

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes 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
Saint Conan Coastal RouteWalking route

Route requires good navigation skills between Bunessan and Carsaig, including use of compass. Enters remote mountain terrain.

Named routeRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking down on Loch Bearnach from Beinn Bheag

Looking down on Loch Bearnach from Beinn Bheag

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