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St Columba's Roman Catholic Church

BirdsWildlifeCycling
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
  • 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via NCN 1 Dundee to Tain
  • 🐕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
Bike parkingParking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Chaffinch +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Chaffinch +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: NCN 1 Dundee to Tain

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Thekopsora areolata · last seen 2026; Fungi — Thekopsora areolata · last seen 2026

Varies

Heritage

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 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
John O'Groats Trail (Inverness to Culbokie)Walking route
Named routeRef JoG01Local walking route
Slighe Blàr Chùil LodairWalking route

several weapons

Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

68 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route
Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Millburn Active Travel RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN National Route 78 (north)Cycling route
Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network

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