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St Brides Church

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

56.70021, -5.18329

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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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Hooded Crow +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Hooded Crow +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Amber Jelly, Bracken Map, Cap Gweog Hosan Borffor +40 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Amber Jelly, Bracken Map, Cap Gweog Hosan Borffor +40 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bramble, Tufted Hair-grass, Soft-rush +54 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bramble, Tufted Hair-grass, Soft-rush +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Common Sorrel, Wood-sorrel +6 more foraging species

Varies

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 78

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Waterfall WalkWalking route3 km

The footpath climbs towards the waterfall on the Abhainn Righ, which drops of eight rocky steps as it flows towards Loch Linnhe. There are viewpoints and benches where you can safely watch the cascades.

Named routeLength 3 kmLocal walking route
Inchree Forest WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Brecklet PathWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
West Highland Way (Kinlochleven to Fort William)Walking route24 km
Named routeLength 24 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 78Cycling route

NCN National Route 78 (south)

Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route54 m
Named routeRef 78Length 54 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route91 m
Named routeRef 78Length 91 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route78 m
Named routeRef 78Length 78 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route62 m
Named routeRef 78Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route215 m
Named routeRef 78Length 215 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St. Brides Church at North Ballachulish

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St. Brides Church at North Ballachulish

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✦Ballachulish Quarry InclineHistoric site4.2 km→✦Cnocan Dubh Hill FortHistoric site3.7 km→⛪St Munda's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→✦Lag Nam Morag, dun siteHistoric site2.4 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→⚽Jubilee ParkPlaying field4.1 km→

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