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Ormond Castle

📷 Julian Paren · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Dogs welcome

Getting here

57.55361, -4.17996

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch +90 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Podosphaera plantaginis, Shaggy Scalycap, Grey Inkcap +27 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Podosphaera plantaginis, Shaggy Scalycap, Grey Inkcap +27 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cock's-foot, Taraxacum agg., Creeping Buttercup +44 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cock's-foot, Taraxacum agg., Creeping Buttercup +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
John O'Groats Trail (Inverness to Culbokie)Walking route
Named routeRef JoG01Local walking route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN 1 Cromarty alternativeCycling route
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route524 m
Named routeRef 1Length 524 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route826 m
Named routeRef 1Length 826 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route34 m
Named routeRef 1Length 34 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Mourning HM Queen Elizabeth II - Saltire Flag on Ormond Hill

📷 Julian Paren · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mourning HM Queen Elizabeth II - Saltire Flag on Ormond Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Fortrose CathedralHistoric site4.2 km→⛪Avoch Parish ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→✦Mercat CrossHistoric site4.2 km→✦James's Temple, dun siteHistoric site3.9 km→✦Creag A' Chaisteil, dun siteHistoric site4 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→

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