Glade
← Back Religious grounds

St Ciaran's Church

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Chaffinch
  • 🍄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

11 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Chaffinch, Dipper +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Mallard, Chaffinch, Dipper +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Trapelia corticola, Cladonia coniocraea, Platismatia glauca +137 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Large Red Damselfly, Azure Hawker +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Foxglove, Hazel, Hard-fern +175 more · last seen 2024

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Cape Wrath Trail (Fort William → Invergarry → Morvich); Named hiking route nearby: Cape Wrath Trail (Fort William → Invergarry → Morvich)

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Great Glen Way - Slighe a' Ghlinne MhòirWalking route120 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 routeLength 120 kmNational walking route
Cape Wrath Trail (Fort William → Invergarry → Morvich)Walking route

unmarked

Named routeNational walking route
🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 78 (north)Cycling route
Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route6.2 km
Named routeRef 78Length 6.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route79 m
Named routeRef 78Length 79 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.4 km
Named routeRef 78Length 6.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route9.4 km
Named routeRef 78Length 9.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St. Ciaran's Church, Achnacarry

St. Ciaran's Church, Achnacarry

1 / 22