Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
58.21025, -6.38409
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Herring Gull
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕An Taigh Cèilidh — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Herring Gull
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕An Taigh Cèilidh — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Herring Gull, Hooded Crow +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Grey Heron, Herring Gull, Hooded Crow +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, White-tailed Bumblebee, Square-spot Rustic +141 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hebridean Way (Hiking)Walking route252 km▾
Hiking route along the length of the Outer Hebrides
Named routeLength 252 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Lews Castle ParkrunWalking route5 km▾
5km route used by Lews Castle Parkrun
Named routeLength 5 kmParkrun
Photos
St Columba's Church, Stornoway, 2
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Euastrum bidentatum
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