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Lunga Water

72 ha

📷 James Allan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome72 ha

Getting here

60.25735, -1.57733

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦24+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Golden Plover
  • 🐕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

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Curlew, Golden Plover, Lapwing +21 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Golden Plover, Lapwing +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Royal Fern, Bogbean, White Water-lily +10 more · last seen 2015; Plants — Royal Fern, Bogbean, White Water-lily +10 more · last seen 2015

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Curlew, Golden Plover, Lapwing +21 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Golden Plover, Lapwing +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Oecetis ochracea · last seen 2017; Insects — Oecetis ochracea · last seen 2017

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Burrastow CoastalWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pier to Pointataing CircularWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Loch of BrousterWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Lunga Water LochWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Dale of Walls, Huxter Mills to BoustaWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lunga Water

📷 James Allan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→✦DunHistoric site1.3 km→💧Lunga WaterReservoir0 m→✦Loch Of Flatpunds Chambered CairnHistoric site900 m→✦Hansies Crooie Chambered CairnHistoric site1.5 km→✦Cattapund Knowe Long CairnHistoric site1.7 km→

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