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Loch Glascarnoch

2,363 ha

📷 Jennifer Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome2,363 ha

Getting here

57.71314, -4.83455

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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
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Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Raven, Red-breasted Merganser +32 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Raven, Red-breasted Merganser +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Heather, Bog Asphodel, Purple Moor-grass +141 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Heather, Bog Asphodel, Purple Moor-grass +141 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Dandelion, Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Rowan +15 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Small Heath, Dark Green Fritillary +19 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Peacock, Small Heath, Dark Green Fritillary +19 more · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Northern Highlands)Mountain bike route166.4 km
Named routeLength 166.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Loch Glascarnoch

📷 Jennifer Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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