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57.19959, -4.72779
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black Grouse, Chaffinch, Willow Warbler +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black Grouse, Chaffinch, Willow Warbler +68 more · last seen 2025
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🍂 Seasonal nature
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Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Juniper, Bilberry, Bracken +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Pine Weevil, Green Tiger Beetle, Nut Leaf Weevil +350 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Pine Weevil, Green Tiger Beetle, Nut Leaf Weevil +350 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Arthonia vinosa, Sycamore Tarspot, Bryoria capillaris +6 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Arthonia vinosa, Sycamore Tarspot, Bryoria capillaris +6 more · last seen 2014
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Plants — Bilberry, Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Wild Strawberry +9 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Great Glen Way - Slighe a' Ghlinne Mhòir Walking route 120 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 route Length 120 km National walking route
Show on map Juniper Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Named route Local walking route
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Named route Local walking route
Show on map Great Glen Way High Route Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
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Signed route nearby
Highland Trail 550 Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Northern Highlands) Mountain bike route 166.4 km ▾
Named route Length 166.4 km National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
1,985 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,985 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Robin · Wren · Willow Warbler · Skylark +39
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Skylark Alauda arvensis House Martin Delichon urbicum Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Siskin Spinus spinus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix Snipe Gallinago gallinago Raven Corvus corax Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Meadow Grass-moth · Northern Spinach · Straw Dot · Sandy Carpet · Green Carpet +65
Meadow Grass-moth Crambus lathoniellus Northern Spinach Eulithis populata Straw Dot Rivula sericealis Sandy Carpet Perizoma flavofasciata Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria Obscure Moss-moth Bryotropha similis Mottled Beauty Primrose
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,985 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Robin · Wren · Willow Warbler · Skylark +39
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Skylark Alauda arvensis House Martin Delichon urbicum Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Siskin Spinus spinus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix Snipe Gallinago gallinago Raven Corvus corax Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Meadow Grass-moth · Northern Spinach · Straw Dot · Sandy Carpet · Green Carpet +65
Meadow Grass-moth Crambus lathoniellus Northern Spinach Eulithis populata Straw Dot Rivula sericealis Sandy Carpet Perizoma flavofasciata Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria Obscure Moss-moth Bryotropha similis Mottled Beauty Primrose
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Alcis repandata
Alcis repandata
Large Emerald Geometra papilionaria
Large Emerald Geometra papilionaria
Scallop Shell Rheumaptera undulata
Scallop Shell Rheumaptera undulata
Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella
Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella
Oak Carl Tischeria ekebladella
Oak Carl Tischeria ekebladella
Nettle-Tap Anthophila fabriciana
Nettle-Tap Anthophila fabriciana
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata
Broom Moth Ceramica pisi
Broom Moth Ceramica pisi
Drinker Euthrix potatoria
Drinker Euthrix potatoria
Flame Axylia putris
Flame Axylia putris
Brown Rustic Rusina ferruginea
Brown Rustic Rusina ferruginea
Dusky Brocade Apamea remissa
Dusky Brocade Apamea remissa
Green Arches Anaplectoides prasina
Green Arches Anaplectoides prasina
Shears Hada plebeja
Shears Hada plebeja
Chestnut-coloured Carpet Thera cognata
Chestnut-coloured Carpet Thera cognata
Treble-bar Aplocera plagiata
Treble-bar Aplocera plagiata
Purple Clay Diarsia brunnea
Purple Clay Diarsia brunnea
Lychnis Hadena bicruris
Lychnis Hadena bicruris
Common Grey Scoparia ambigualis
Common Grey Scoparia ambigualis
Birch Mocha Cyclophora albipunctata
Birch Mocha Cyclophora albipunctata
Grey Arches Polia nebulosa
Grey Arches Polia nebulosa
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis
Yellow-spot Yarrow Moth Dichrorampha petiverella
Yellow-spot Yarrow Moth Dichrorampha petiverella
Poplar Grey Subacronicta megacephala
Poplar Grey Subacronicta megacephala
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta
Brown-spot Grey Scoparia pyralella
Brown-spot Grey Scoparia pyralella
Brown Moss-moth Bryotropha terrella
Brown Moss-moth Bryotropha terrella
Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura
Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica
Poplar Lutestring Tethea or
Poplar Lutestring Tethea or
Bordered White Bupalus piniaria
Bordered White Bupalus piniaria
Common Lutestring Ochropacha duplaris
Common Lutestring Ochropacha duplaris
Smoky Wave Scopula ternata
Smoky Wave Scopula ternata
Broken-barred Carpet Electrophaes corylata
Broken-barred Carpet Electrophaes corylata
Foxglove Pug Eupithecia pulchellata
Foxglove Pug Eupithecia pulchellata
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Beautiful Golden Y Autographa pulchrina
Beautiful Golden Y Autographa pulchrina
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens
Brown China-mark Elophila nymphaeata
Brown China-mark Elophila nymphaeata
Pale-shouldered Brocade Lacanobia thalassina
Pale-shouldered Brocade Lacanobia thalassina
Double-square Spot Xestia triangulum
Double-square Spot Xestia triangulum
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata
Middle-barred Minor Oligia fasciuncula
Middle-barred Minor Oligia fasciuncula
Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi
Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi
Beautiful Carpet Mesoleuca albicillata
Beautiful Carpet Mesoleuca albicillata
Broom-tip Chesias rufata
Broom-tip Chesias rufata
Map-winged Swift Korscheltellus fusconebulosa
Map-winged Swift Korscheltellus fusconebulosa
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum
Clouded-bordered Brindle Apamea crenata
Clouded-bordered Brindle Apamea crenata
Apple Fruit Moth Argyresthia conjugella
Apple Fruit Moth Argyresthia conjugella
Narrow-winged Grey Eudonia angustea
Narrow-winged Grey Eudonia angustea
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi
True Lover's Knot Lycophotia porphyrea
True Lover's Knot Lycophotia porphyrea
Common Marble Celypha lacunana
Common Marble Celypha lacunana
Rannoch Looper Macaria brunneata
Rannoch Looper Macaria brunneata
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria
Little Grey Eudonia lacustrata
Little Grey Eudonia lacustrata
Spectacle Abrostola tripartita
Spectacle Abrostola tripartita
Engrailed Ectropis crepuscularia
Engrailed Ectropis crepuscularia
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata
Lesser Birch Marble Apotomis sororculana
Lesser Birch Marble Apotomis sororculana
Uncertain Hoplodrina octogenaria
Uncertain Hoplodrina octogenaria
Purple Bar Cosmorhoe ocellata
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