Oldtown of Leys gardens 4 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › Scotland › Highland Getting here
57.44288, -4.22109
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blackbird 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 300m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blackbird 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 300m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Jelly Ear, Butter Cap, False Morel +9 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Jelly Ear, Butter Cap, False Morel +9 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Beech, Elder, Honeysuckle +49 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Beech, Elder, Honeysuckle +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Great Glen Way - Slighe a' Ghlinne Mhòir Walking route 120 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.
Named route Length 120 km National walking route
Show on map South Loch Ness Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map John O'Groats Trail (Inverness to Culbokie) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JoG01 Local walking route
Show on map Trail of the 7 Lochs Walking route 80 km ▾
Named route Ref T7L Length 80 km Regional walking route
Show on map 84 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 1 Dundee to Tain Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map Millburn Active Travel Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 78 (north) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 78 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Loch Ness Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
7,719 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,719 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Robin · Herring Gull +38
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rock Dove Columba livia Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Common Gull Larus canus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Swift Apus apus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Pine Marten
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Pine Marten Martes martes2025 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Cottonwool Gall · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Comma · Common Wasp · German Wasp +4
Cottonwool Gall Andricus quercusramuli Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Comma Polygonia c-album Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris German Wasp Vespula germanica Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Lesser Stitchwort · Daisy · Germander Speedwell · Northern Marsh-orchid · Lesser Periwinkle
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea Daisy Bellis perennis Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,719 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Robin · Herring Gull +38
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rock Dove Columba livia Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Common Gull Larus canus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Swift Apus apus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Pine Marten
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Pine Marten Martes martes2025 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Cottonwool Gall · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Comma · Common Wasp · German Wasp +4
Cottonwool Gall Andricus quercusramuli Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Comma Polygonia c-album Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris German Wasp Vespula germanica Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Lesser Stitchwort · Daisy · Germander Speedwell · Northern Marsh-orchid · Lesser Periwinkle
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea Daisy Bellis perennis Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark Giant Horsefly
Dark Giant Horsefly
Tabanus sudeticus
Tabanus sudeticus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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