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Meall Nan Oighreag lead mine

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalForaging
Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.48014, -4.10433

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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
  • 🌿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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — an Eyebright, Least Cinquefoil, Alpine Mouse-ear +148 more · last seen 2014; Plants — an Eyebright, Least Cinquefoil, Alpine Mouse-ear +148 more · last seen 2014

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Hawkweed, Dandelion +16 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Golden Plover, Meadow Pipit, Dunlin +13 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Golden Plover, Meadow Pipit, Dunlin +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Mountain Pea-galler · last seen 2024; Insects — Mountain Pea-galler · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rob Roy WayWalking route127 km

Long distance walk from Drymen on Loch Lomond to Pitlochry in Highland Perthshire.

Named routeLength 127 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Ardtalnaig to AuchnafreeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Killin to ArdtalnaigWalking route

Route uses a minor road following the south side of Loch Tay. The road isopen to motor vehicles so care is advised.

Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route15.3 km
Named routeRef 7Length 15.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Abandoned mine buildings on the south side of Meall nan Oighreag

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Abandoned mine buildings on the south side of Meall nan Oighreag

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Nearby places

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💧Loch LednockReservoir4.3 km→✦CrannogHistoric site4.5 km→✦CrannogHistoric site3.8 km→✦CrannogHistoric site3.8 km→✦CrannogHistoric site3.9 km→✦Tomnadashan Miners HutHistoric site4.1 km→

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