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Loch Meig

235 ha

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome235 ha

Getting here

57.56194, -4.74342

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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
  • 🍄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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black Grouse, Greenshank, Willow Warbler +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black Grouse, Greenshank, Willow Warbler +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Tormentil, Heather, Selfheal +197 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Chrysothrix candelaris, Scytinium lichenoides, Lobarina scrobiculata +19 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Chrysothrix candelaris, Scytinium lichenoides, Lobarina scrobiculata +19 more · last seen 2021

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Insect spotting

Insects — Scotch Argus, Meadow Brown, Bee Beetle +115 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Scotch Argus, Meadow Brown, Bee Beetle +115 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Bilberry, Rowan +17 more foraging species

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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 Meig

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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