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Loch Stiapabhat

15 ha

📷 Mary and Angus Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

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58.49527, -6.24176

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hooded Crow and Starling
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 256m away — 12 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hooded Crow and Starling
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 256m away — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Hooded Crow, Starling, Great Black-backed Gull +86 more · last seen 2025; Nature reserve

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Dark Arches, Dusky Brocade +86 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Dark Arches, Dusky Brocade +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — nature reserve

Free

Forest walks

Strong match

Nature reserve

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Spring Squill, Marsh-marigold · last seen 2025; Plants — Spring Squill, Marsh-marigold · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Hebridean WayCycling route

Named routeRef HWRegional cycle route

About this nature reserve

Loch Stiapabhat is a 15-hectare Local Nature Reserve located in Na h-Eileanan Siar, Highlands and Islands, Scotland. Visitors can explore its rich wetland habitats that support a myriad of birdlife, providing options for birdwatching and walking.

Wildlife to spot

7,685 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,685 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

autumn

2025

Starling · Hooded Crow · Greylag Goose · Great Black-backed Gull · Herring Gull +49

StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
TealAnas crecca
CurlewNumenius arquata
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
LapwingVanellus vanellus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CootFulica atra
Rock DoveColumba livia
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Common GullLarus canus
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Cattle EgretArdea ibis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
RobinErithacus rubecula
RavenCorvus corax
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WigeonMareca penelope
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
EiderSomateria mollissima
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhulaPyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ScaupAythya marila
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
RedshankTringa totanus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
DunnockPrunella modularis
GannetMorus bassanus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

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Mammals4 species

winter

2025

Common Porpoise · White-beaked Dolphin · Common Dolphin · Delphinidae

Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
White-beaked DolphinLagenorhynchus albirostris
Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
DelphinidaeDelphinidae

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,685 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

autumn

2025

Starling · Hooded Crow · Greylag Goose · Great Black-backed Gull · Herring Gull +49

StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
TealAnas crecca
CurlewNumenius arquata
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
LapwingVanellus vanellus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CootFulica atra
Rock DoveColumba livia
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Common GullLarus canus
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Cattle EgretArdea ibis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
RobinErithacus rubecula
RavenCorvus corax
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WigeonMareca penelope
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
EiderSomateria mollissima
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhulaPyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ScaupAythya marila
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
RedshankTringa totanus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
DunnockPrunella modularis
GannetMorus bassanus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

🦌

Mammals4 species

winter

2025

Common Porpoise · White-beaked Dolphin · Common Dolphin · Delphinidae

Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
White-beaked DolphinLagenorhynchus albirostris
Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
DelphinidaeDelphinidae

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mary and Angus Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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