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57.48161, -4.23753
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 293m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 293m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Woodpigeon +90 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Woodpigeon +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Common Ragwort, Gorse +48 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Common Ragwort, Gorse +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Great Glen Way - Slighe a' Ghlinne Mhòir Walking route 120 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 route Length 120 km National walking route
Show on map South Loch Ness Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map John O'Groats Trail (Inverness to Culbokie) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JoG01 Local walking route
Show on map 104 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 1 Dundee to Tain Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map Muir of Ord to North Kessock via Blairdhu Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Millburn Active Travel Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 78 (north) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 78 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Loch Ness Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos St Michael's Church, Inverness
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Wildlife to spot
51,090 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 51,090 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +42
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Great Tit Parus major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Teal Anas crecca Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🌿 Plants 9 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Ragwort · Douglas Fir · Groundsel · Red Dead-nettle · Winter Aconite +4
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis Daisy Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 51,090 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +42
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Great Tit Parus major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Teal Anas crecca Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🌿 Plants 9 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Ragwort · Douglas Fir · Groundsel · Red Dead-nettle · Winter Aconite +4
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis Daisy Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bellis perennis
Bellis perennis
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Gorse Ulex europaeus2025
Gorse Ulex europaeus2025
Hedera helix Hedera helix2025
Hedera helix Hedera helix2025 