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Loch Errochty

891 ha

📷 Chris Wimbush · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome891 ha

Getting here

56.76079, -4.15035

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
  • 🌿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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Greylag Goose, Meadow Pipit, Canada Goose +22 more · last seen 2018; Birds — Greylag Goose, Meadow Pipit, Canada Goose +22 more · last seen 2018

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bearberry, Rosa sherardii x caesia s.l., Polypody +115 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Bearberry, Rosa sherardii x caesia s.l., Polypody +115 more · last seen 2016

Free

Foraging

Plants — Stone Bramble, Rowan, Wood-sorrel +7 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Bilberry Bumblebee · last seen 2023; Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Bilberry Bumblebee · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 7Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route260 m
Named routeRef 7Length 260 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Cairngorms LoopMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track beside Loch Errochty

📷 Chris Wimbush · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track beside Loch Errochty

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

💧Loch ErrochtyReservoir0 m→✦Trinafour sawmillHistoric site4 km→

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