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Walled Garden

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

56.94683, -4.99510

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Coal Tit +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Coal Tit +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Black flies, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Neureclipsis bimaculata +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 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

Cape Wrath Trail (Fort William → Invergarry → Morvich)Walking route

unmarked

Named routeNational walking route

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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 78 (north)Cycling route

Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route6.2 km

Named routeRef 78Length 6.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route79 m

Named routeRef 78Length 79 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route6.4 km

Named routeRef 78Length 6.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route9.4 km

Named routeRef 78Length 9.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

4,441 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,441 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

springautumn

2025

Robin · Coal Tit · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Wren +38

RobinErithacus rubecula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
GoosanderMergus merganser
DipperCinclus cinclus
JayGarrulus glandarius
RavenCorvus corax
SiskinSpinus spinus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
NuthatchSitta europaea
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

summerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2024

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2025

Cicadella viridis · Black flies · Bee Beetle

Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Black fliesSimuliidae
Bee BeetleTrichius fasciatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,441 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

springautumn

2025

Robin · Coal Tit · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Wren +38

RobinErithacus rubecula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
GoosanderMergus merganser
DipperCinclus cinclus
JayGarrulus glandarius
RavenCorvus corax
SiskinSpinus spinus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
NuthatchSitta europaea
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

summerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2024

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2025

Cicadella viridis · Black flies · Bee Beetle

Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Black fliesSimuliidae
Bee BeetleTrichius fasciatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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