Getting here
57.20516, -4.61059
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Robin +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Robin +47 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Dark Marbled Carpet, Lesser Swallow Prominent +183 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Dark Marbled Carpet, Lesser Swallow Prominent +183 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Scots Pine, Broom, Greater Butterfly-orchid +44 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Scots Pine, Broom, Greater Butterfly-orchid +44 more · last seen 2026
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Ash Dieback · last seen 2019; Fungi — Ash Dieback · last seen 2019
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
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.
South Loch Ness TrailWalking route
Great Glen Way High RouteWalking route
Great Glen Way High RouteWalking route
🚴Cycling
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Caledonia WayCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route
South Loch Ness TrailMountain bike route
Wildlife to spot
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