Lochalsh Dam Reservoir 48 ha
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57.30222, -5.56202
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▾ 🌞 Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Hooded Crow, Chiffchaff, Cuckoo +32 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hooded Crow, Chiffchaff, Cuckoo +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Orange-tip, Green-veined White, Dark-edged Bee-fly +2 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Orange-tip, Green-veined White, Dark-edged Bee-fly +2 more · last seen 2021
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Broad Buckler-fern, Hard-fern, Intermediate Polypody +9 more · last seen 2013; Plants — Broad Buckler-fern, Hard-fern, Intermediate Polypody +9 more · last seen 2013
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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Wildlife to spot
147 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 147 records · National Biodiversity Network Hooded Crow · Chiffchaff · Cuckoo · Great Tit · Chaffinch +30
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2018 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Great Tit Parus major2017 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2017 Siskin Spinus spinus2017 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2019 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2019 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2018 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2018 Barn Owl Tyto alba2017 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2017 Coal Tit Periparus ater2017 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2017 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2017 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2017 Dunnock Prunella modularis2017 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2017 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2017 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2017 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2014 Robin Erithacus rubecula2014 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2014 Blackbird Turdus merula2014 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2014 Swallow Hirundo rustica2014 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2014 Raven Corvus corax2014 House Martin Delichon urbicum2014 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2014 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2014 Greylag Goose Anser anser2014 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2014 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2010 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn winter
2023 ▾
Red Squirrel · Pine Marten · Otter
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Pine Marten Martes martes2015 Otter Lutra lutra2011 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Orange-tip · Green-veined White · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary · Small Tortoiseshell
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2010 Green-veined White Pieris napi2010 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene2010 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2010 Hard-fern · Broad Buckler-fern · Polypody · Bracken · Dryopteris borreri +61
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata Polypody Polypodium vulgare Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Dryopteris borreri Dryopteris borreri Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas Dryopteris carthusiana x dilatata = D. x deweveri Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 147 records · National Biodiversity Network Hooded Crow · Chiffchaff · Cuckoo · Great Tit · Chaffinch +30
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2018 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Great Tit Parus major2017 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2017 Siskin Spinus spinus2017 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2019 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2019 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2018 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2018 Barn Owl Tyto alba2017 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2017 Coal Tit Periparus ater2017 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2017 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2017 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2017 Dunnock Prunella modularis2017 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2017 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2017 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2017 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2014 Robin Erithacus rubecula2014 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2014 Blackbird Turdus merula2014 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2014 Swallow Hirundo rustica2014 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2014 Raven Corvus corax2014 House Martin Delichon urbicum2014 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2014 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2014 Greylag Goose Anser anser2014 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2014 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2010 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn winter
2023 ▾
Red Squirrel · Pine Marten · Otter
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Pine Marten Martes martes2015 Otter Lutra lutra2011 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Orange-tip · Green-veined White · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary · Small Tortoiseshell
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2010 Green-veined White Pieris napi2010 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene2010 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2010 Hard-fern · Broad Buckler-fern · Polypody · Bracken · Dryopteris borreri +61
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata Polypody Polypodium vulgare Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Dryopteris borreri Dryopteris borreri Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas Dryopteris carthusiana x dilatata = D. x deweveri Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dryopteris carthusiana x dilatata = D. x deweveri
Dryopteris carthusiana x dilatata = D. x deweveri
Narrow Buckler-fern Dryopteris carthusiana
Narrow Buckler-fern Dryopteris carthusiana
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Lesser Knotweed Koenigia campanulata
Lesser Knotweed Koenigia campanulata
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Hedera helix Hedera helix
Hedera helix Hedera helix
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Potts' Montbretia Crocosmia pottsii
Potts' Montbretia Crocosmia pottsii
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Bog-myrtle Myrica gale
Bog-myrtle Myrica gale
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Buckler-Fern Dryopteris affinis subsp. affinis
Buckler-Fern Dryopteris affinis subsp. affinis
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Himalayan Cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii
Himalayan Cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum2013
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum2013
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma2013
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma2013
Scaly Male-fern Dryopteris affinis2013
Scaly Male-fern Dryopteris affinis2013
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina2013
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