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St Ciaran's Church

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

56.94121, -4.99159

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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
  • 🌿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

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Dipper +41 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Dipper +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Vetch, Tufted Hair-grass, Shallon +96 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Wood Vetch, Tufted Hair-grass, Shallon +96 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Wood-sorrel, Sessile Oak +7 more foraging species

Varies

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 78 (north)

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

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
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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
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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. Ciaran's Church, Achnacarry

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St. Ciaran's Church, Achnacarry

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🌱Walled GardenUrban park700 m→✦Achnacarry HouseHistoric site800 m→✦Achnacarry CastleHistoric site900 m→✦CrannogHistoric site2.6 km→✦Carn Nan Druidhneach, dun siteHistoric site3.3 km→

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