Sidhean Mor Dail a' Chaorainn
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57.07582, -4.16167
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Raven, Willow Warbler +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Raven, Willow Warbler +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Lobarina scrobiculata, Heath Waxcap, Yellow Club +17 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Lobarina scrobiculata, Heath Waxcap, Yellow Club +17 more · last seen 2021
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rannoch Brindled Beauty, Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Heath +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rannoch Brindled Beauty, Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Heath +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heather, Bog Asphodel, Tormentil +125 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Heather, Bog Asphodel, Tormentil +125 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Rowan, Wild Thyme, Hazel +9 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Speyside Way Walking route 207 km ▾
Named route Length 207 km National walking route
Show on map Wildcat Trail Walking route 10 km ▾
Named route Length 10 km Local walking route
Show on map Curlew Trail Walking route ▾
Kingussie to Newtonmore via Loch Gynack
Named route Local walking route
Show on map East Highland Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 2.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 349 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 349 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 4.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Scotland Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
2,249 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,249 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Raven · Wren · Meadow Pipit · Stonechat · Red Grouse (scotica) +44
Raven Corvus corax Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Dipper Cinclus cinclus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Skylark Alauda arvensis Common Gull Larus canus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Siskin Spinus spinus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Snipe Gallinago gallinago Swallow Hirundo rustica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Curlew Numenius arquata Sand Martin Riparia riparia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Red Deer · Mountain Hare · Roe Deer · Sika Deer · Field Vole
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Mountain Hare Lepus timidus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Sika Deer Cervus nippon2024 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Bilberry Bumblebee · Leuctra hippopus · Black-horned Nomad Bee · Tipula fulvipennis · Brachyptera risi +2
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola2023 Leuctra hippopus Leuctra hippopus2024 Black-horned Nomad Bee Nomada rufipes2023 Tipula fulvipennis Tipula fulvipennis Brachyptera risi Brachyptera risi2024 🌿 Plants 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harebell · Bog-myrtle · Hazel · Melancholy Thistle · Bulbous Buttercup +1
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia Bog-myrtle Myrica gale Hazel Corylus avellana Melancholy Thistle Cirsium heterophyllum Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus Heather Calluna vulgaris2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,249 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Raven · Wren · Meadow Pipit · Stonechat · Red Grouse (scotica) +44
Raven Corvus corax Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Dipper Cinclus cinclus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Skylark Alauda arvensis Common Gull Larus canus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Siskin Spinus spinus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Snipe Gallinago gallinago Swallow Hirundo rustica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Curlew Numenius arquata Sand Martin Riparia riparia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Red Deer · Mountain Hare · Roe Deer · Sika Deer · Field Vole
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Mountain Hare Lepus timidus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Sika Deer Cervus nippon2024 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Bilberry Bumblebee · Leuctra hippopus · Black-horned Nomad Bee · Tipula fulvipennis · Brachyptera risi +2
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola2023 Leuctra hippopus Leuctra hippopus2024 Black-horned Nomad Bee Nomada rufipes2023 Tipula fulvipennis Tipula fulvipennis Brachyptera risi Brachyptera risi2024 🌿 Plants 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harebell · Bog-myrtle · Hazel · Melancholy Thistle · Bulbous Buttercup +1
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia Bog-myrtle Myrica gale Hazel Corylus avellana Melancholy Thistle Cirsium heterophyllum Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus Heather Calluna vulgaris2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nemoura avicularis
Nemoura avicularis
Nemoura avicularis2024
Nemoura avicularis2024
Field Digger Wasp Mellinus arvensis2023
Field Digger Wasp Mellinus arvensis2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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