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Getting here
56.79018, -5.75072
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Canada Goose
- 🍄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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Canada Goose
- 🍄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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Curlew +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Curlew +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Scotch Argus +16 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Bent, Cochlearia officinalis, Sea Arrowgrass +222 more · last seen 2021
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Chanterelle, Ramularia lactea, Scutellinia crinita +5 more · last seen 2022
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Silver WalkWalking route▾
The Silver walk got its name from a hoard of Elizabethan coins found during the construction of the path.
Named routeLocal walking route
Photos
Kinlochmoidart: church of St. Finan
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
2,429 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,429 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspring
2025▾
Canada Goose · Greylag Goose · Curlew · Robin · Great Tit +37
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RavenCorvus corax
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common GullLarus canus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2020
Red Squirrel · Red Deer · Otter
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2022
- OtterLutra lutra2019
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Leuctra fusca · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood
- Leuctra fuscaLeuctra fusca
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Chanterelle · Ramularia lactea · Hoof Fungus · Scutellinia crinita · Birch Rust +3
- ChanterelleCantharellus cibarius
- Ramularia lacteaRamularia lactea
- Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
- Scutellinia crinitaScutellinia crinita
- Birch RustMelampsoridium betulinum
- Alder WrinkleTaphrina tosquinetii
- Lungwort Lichen
Wilson's Filmy-fern · Hay-scented Buckler-fern · Pale Thread-moss · Agrostis canina · Water Lobelia +77
- Wilson's Filmy-fernHymenophyllum wilsonii
- Hay-scented Buckler-fernDryopteris aemula
- Pale Thread-mossBryum pallens2021
- Agrostis caninaAgrostis canina2019
- Water LobeliaLobelia dortmanna2019
- Fir ClubmossHuperzia selago
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,429 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspring
2025▾
Canada Goose · Greylag Goose · Curlew · Robin · Great Tit +37
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RavenCorvus corax
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common GullLarus canus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2020
Red Squirrel · Red Deer · Otter
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2022
- OtterLutra lutra2019
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Leuctra fusca · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood
- Leuctra fuscaLeuctra fusca
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Chanterelle · Ramularia lactea · Hoof Fungus · Scutellinia crinita · Birch Rust +3
- ChanterelleCantharellus cibarius
- Ramularia lacteaRamularia lactea
- Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
- Scutellinia crinitaScutellinia crinita
- Birch RustMelampsoridium betulinum
- Alder WrinkleTaphrina tosquinetii
- Lungwort Lichen
Wilson's Filmy-fern · Hay-scented Buckler-fern · Pale Thread-moss · Agrostis canina · Water Lobelia +77
- Wilson's Filmy-fernHymenophyllum wilsonii
- Hay-scented Buckler-fernDryopteris aemula
- Pale Thread-mossBryum pallens2021
- Agrostis caninaAgrostis canina2019
- Water LobeliaLobelia dortmanna2019
- Fir ClubmossHuperzia selago
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lobaria pulmonaria2020
Lobaria pulmonaria2020
Ricasolia virensRicasolia virens2020Ricasolia virensRicasolia virens20202019
2019
Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2019Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2019Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2019Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019Dioecious SedgeCarex dioica2019Dioecious SedgeCarex dioica2019DandelionTaraxacum2019DandelionTaraxacum2019Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2019Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2019Few-flowered SedgeCarex pauciflora2019Few-flowered SedgeCarex pauciflora2019Alpine Saw-wortSaussurea alpina2019Alpine Saw-wortSaussurea alpina2019Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2019Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2019Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara2019Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara2019Bell HeatherErica cinerea2019Bell HeatherErica cinerea2019Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2019Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2019GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2019GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2019Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2019Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2019Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2019Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2019Wild ThymeThymus drucei2019Wild ThymeThymus drucei2019SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019RowanSorbus aucuparia2019RowanSorbus aucuparia2019MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2019MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2019HeatherCalluna vulgaris2019HeatherCalluna vulgaris2019Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2019Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2019Marsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustris2019Marsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustris2019Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2019Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2019Lesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoides2019Lesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoides2019Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2019Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2019Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2019Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2019Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2019Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2019HollyIlex aquifolium2019HollyIlex aquifolium2019EyebrightEuphrasia2019EyebrightEuphrasia2019Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2019Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2019Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2019Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2019Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2019Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2019Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2019Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2019BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2019BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2019Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2019Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2019Alpine Meadow-rueThalictrum alpinum2019Alpine Meadow-rueThalictrum alpinum2019HawkweedHieracium2019HawkweedHieracium2019Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2019Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2019Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2019Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2019Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2019Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2019White CloverTrifolium repens2019White CloverTrifolium repens2019Mat-grassNardus stricta2019Mat-grassNardus stricta2019Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2019Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2019Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2019Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2019Floating Bur-reedSparganium angustifolium2019Floating Bur-reedSparganium angustifolium2019Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum2019Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum2019LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2019LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2019PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2019PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2019Marsh VioletViola palustris2019Marsh VioletViola palustris2019Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella2019Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella2019Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2019Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2019Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2019Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2019Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019Common SedgeCarex nigra2019Common SedgeCarex nigra2019Beech FernPhegopteris connectilis2019Beech FernPhegopteris connectilis2019Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2019Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2019BrackenPteridium aquilinum2019BrackenPteridium aquilinum2019Star SedgeCarex echinata2019Star SedgeCarex echinata2019Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2019Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2019Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2019Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2019Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2019Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2019BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2019BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2019Mountain EverlastingAntennaria dioica2019Mountain EverlastingAntennaria dioica2019Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2019Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2019Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2019Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2019Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2019Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2019Few-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinqueflora2019Few-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinqueflora2019Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2019Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2019TormentilPotentilla erecta2019TormentilPotentilla erecta2019Great SundewDrosera anglica2019Great SundewDrosera anglica2019Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019White Beak-sedgeRhynchospora alba2019White Beak-sedgeRhynchospora alba2019Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2019Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2019Lesser TwaybladeNeottia cordata2019Lesser TwaybladeNeottia cordata2019Water AvensGeum rivale2019Water AvensGeum rivale2019