St Ninians Roman Catholic Church
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › Highlands and Islands › Highland Getting here
57.47036, -4.22116
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 169m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 169m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Robin, Herring Gull +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Robin, Herring Gull +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Geastrum · last seen 2025; Fungi — Geastrum · last seen 2025
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Gorse, Common Ragwort, Douglas Fir +5 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Gorse, Common Ragwort, Douglas Fir +5 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug · last seen 2025; Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 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 Trail of the 7 Lochs Walking route 80 km ▾
Named route Ref T7L Length 80 km Regional walking route
Show on map 109 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 ▾
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Wildlife to spot
51,599 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 51,599 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 58 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Robin · Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +53
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus2025 Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Red Kite Milvus milvus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Hawthorn Shieldbug
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Geastrum
🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Gorse · Common Ragwort · Douglas Fir · Groundsel · Red Dead-nettle +3
Gorse Ulex europaeus Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Daisy Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 51,599 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 58 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Robin · Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +53
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus2025 Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Red Kite Milvus milvus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Hawthorn Shieldbug
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Geastrum
🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Gorse · Common Ragwort · Douglas Fir · Groundsel · Red Dead-nettle +3
Gorse Ulex europaeus Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Daisy Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bellis perennis
Bellis perennis
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Broom Cytisus scoparius
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