Newtownmore Cairn (Prehistoric)
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
57.05890, -4.13106
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Chaffinch
- ✦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
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Chaffinch
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Scabious Mining Bee, Northern February Red, Protonemura meyeri +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Devil's-bit Scabious, Tormentil, Bogbean +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Thekopsora areolata, Shaggy Parasol · last seen 2025
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Speyside WayWalking route207 km▾
Named routeLength 207 kmNational walking route
Wildcat TrailWalking route10 km▾
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal walking route
Creag Bheag TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Curlew TrailWalking route▾
Kingussie to Newtonmore via Loch Gynack
Named routeLocal walking route
Golf Course CircularWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
17 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 route2.6 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route209 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 209 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route349 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 349 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route179 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 179 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Scotland TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Photos
Morning sun on field at Newtonmore
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2025
2025
Tipula fulvipennisTipula fulvipennis2025Tipula fulvipennisTipula fulvipennis2025Achillea ptarmica
Achillea ptarmica
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