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Loch Mhòr

792 ha

📷 Sarah McGuire · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeInsectsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome792 ha

Getting here

57.23408, -4.44611

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
  • 🌿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

Insect spotting

Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Brilliant Emerald, Common Blue Damselfly +154 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Brilliant Emerald, Common Blue Damselfly +154 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sea Plantain, Smooth Lady's-mantle, Snowberry +194 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sea Plantain, Smooth Lady's-mantle, Snowberry +194 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Black Currant, Meadowsweet, Common Nettle +21 more foraging species

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Greylag Goose, Mistle Thrush, Swallow +16 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Greylag Goose, Mistle Thrush, Swallow +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

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

Loch Garth

📷 Sarah McGuire · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Loch Garth

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Catholic ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→⛪Foyers ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→💧Loch MhòrReservoir0 m→⛪Boleskine Parish ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→💧Loch MhòrReservoir2.5 km→💧Loch MhòrReservoir2.5 km→

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