Getting here
57.24840, -4.41369
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Common Gull
- 🌿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
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Common Gull
- 🌿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
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Greylag Goose, Common Gull, Lapwing +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Greylag Goose, Common Gull, Lapwing +49 more · last seen 2025
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark Arches, Common Marbled Carpet, Dotted Clay +160 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark Arches, Common Marbled Carpet, Dotted Clay +160 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Thread Rush, Jacobaea, Sea Plantain +145 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Thread Rush, Jacobaea, Sea Plantain +145 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Gooseberry, Common Bistort, Common Sorrel +17 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Great Glen Way - Slighe a' Ghlinne MhòirWalking route120 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.
South Loch Ness TrailWalking route
Trail of the 7 LochsWalking route80 km
🚴Cycling
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Caledonia WayCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
South Loch Ness TrailMountain bike route
Wildlife to spot
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