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Loch Mhòr

1,576 ha

📷 Alan Reid · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1,576 ha

Getting here

57.24840, -4.41369

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Greylag Goose, Common Gull, Lapwing +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Greylag Goose, Common Gull, Lapwing +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Thread Rush, Jacobaea, Sea Plantain +145 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Thread Rush, Jacobaea, Sea Plantain +145 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Gooseberry, Common Bistort, Common Sorrel +17 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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.

Named routeLength 120 kmNational walking route
South Loch Ness TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trail of the 7 LochsWalking route80 km
Named routeRef T7LLength 80 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Caledonia WayCycling route
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South Loch Ness TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Across Loch Mhòr from Lyne of Gorthleck

📷 Alan Reid · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Across Loch Mhòr from Lyne of Gorthleck

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Farraline House Walled GardenUrban park2.7 km→⛪Foyers ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→💧Loch MhòrReservoir0 m→⛪Stratherrick Free Presbyterian Church of ScotlandReligious grounds1.2 km→💧Loch FarralineReservoir2.4 km→💧Loch FarralineReservoir2.4 km→

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