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WWII Decoy Control Bunker

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Dogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🍄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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Coal Tit +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Coal Tit +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Usnea wasmuthii, Usnea subfloridana, Usnea fragilescens +9 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Usnea wasmuthii, Usnea subfloridana, Usnea fragilescens +9 more · last seen 2014

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Insect spotting

Insects — Scotch Argus, Peacock, Small Copper +178 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Scotch Argus, Peacock, Small Copper +178 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rhododendron, New Zealand Willowherb, Heather +132 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Rhododendron, New Zealand Willowherb, Heather +132 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Rowan +9 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
North Face PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ben Nevis Mountain PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
West Highland Way (Kinlochleven to Fort William)Walking route24 km
Named routeLength 24 kmNational walking route
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

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 78Cycling route

NCN National Route 78 (south)

Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Fort William to Nevis RangeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 78 (north)Cycling route
Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route78 m
Named routeRef 78Length 78 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m
Named routeRef 78Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route18 m
Named routeRef 78Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface blocks
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Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Off Beat DownhillMountain bike route
Named route
10 under the BenMountain bike route
Named route
Nevis Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route
Named route
Broomstick BlueMountain bike route
Named route
The Witch's World Champs TrailMountain bike route
Named route

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