Muir of Ord Community Orchard
Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
57.51765, -4.45612
Open directionsv
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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Cafe Artysans at The Muir Hub — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Cafe Artysans at The Muir Hub — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Muir of Ord to North Kessock via Blairdhu
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Muir to Clash CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeRef MOO R4Local walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
Muir of Ord to North Kessock via BlairdhuCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route2 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route147 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 147 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route4.2 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 4.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Northern Highlands)Mountain bike route166.4 km▾
Named routeLength 166.4 kmNational Cycle Network
Photos
Rowan trees in the public park, Muir of Ord
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Wildlife to spot
5,464 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,464 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Rook · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Robin · Blackbird +37
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Ross's GooseAnser rossii
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SwiftApus apus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Elder Aphid · Atlantoraphidia maculicollis · Marsham's Nomad Bee · Chocolate Mining Bee +5
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Elder AphidAphis (Aphis) sambuci
- Atlantoraphidia maculicollisAtlantoraphidia maculicollis
- Marsham's Nomad BeeNomada marshamella
- Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Garden Star-of-Bethlehem · Sweet Cicely · Mugwort · Common Nettle · Foxglove +29
- Garden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum
- Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Field Penny-cress
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,464 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Rook · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Robin · Blackbird +37
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Ross's GooseAnser rossii
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SwiftApus apus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Elder Aphid · Atlantoraphidia maculicollis · Marsham's Nomad Bee · Chocolate Mining Bee +5
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Elder AphidAphis (Aphis) sambuci
- Atlantoraphidia maculicollisAtlantoraphidia maculicollis
- Marsham's Nomad BeeNomada marshamella
- Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Garden Star-of-Bethlehem · Sweet Cicely · Mugwort · Common Nettle · Foxglove +29
- Garden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum
- Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Field Penny-cress
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Clarke's Mining Bee
Clarke's Mining Bee
Andrena clarkella
Andrena clarkella
Staphylinus dimidiaticornisStaphylinus dimidiaticornisStaphylinus dimidiaticornisStaphylinus dimidiaticornisDiphyus amatoriusDiphyus amatoriusDiphyus amatoriusDiphyus amatoriusSpeckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Thlaspi arvense
Thlaspi arvense
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliataSpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliataField Mouse-earCerastium arvenseField Mouse-earCerastium arvenseField PansyViola arvensisField PansyViola arvensisMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Smith's PepperwortLepidium heterophyllum2024Smith's PepperwortLepidium heterophyllum2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024Silver BirchBetula pendula2024Silver BirchBetula pendula2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024GorseUlex europaeus2024GorseUlex europaeus2024Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2024Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2024Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense var. sativum2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense var. sativum2024Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024Silver Hair-grassAira caryophyllea2024Silver Hair-grassAira caryophyllea2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2024Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024