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Loch Vaich

370 ha

📷 Dave Coustick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeSeasonalForaging
Free entryDogs welcome370 ha

Getting here

57.75575, -4.78020

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

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Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Deergrass, Downy Birch, Heather +143 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rowan, Bilberry, Crowberry agg. +10 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Podosphaera erigerontis-canadensis, Plantain Mildew, Brown Birch Bolete +2 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Podosphaera erigerontis-canadensis, Plantain Mildew, Brown Birch Bolete +2 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Goosander +9 more · last seen 2022; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Goosander +9 more · last seen 2022

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

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 Vaich

📷 Dave Coustick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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