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Wildlife at Glen Urquhart
Highland
Scotland
Drumnadrochit, Balnain, Shenval, Corrimony, Cannich, and Inverness are the nearest towns or villages.
OS Grid Reference: NH 451 458
 Glen Urquhart is a very beautiful Highland glen with an attractive mix of planted, conifer forest and native, broadleaved woodlands.
Many areas are suitable for walking. There are waymarked walks in Craigmonie woodland, near Drumnadrochit at the foot of the glen. There is also a network of forest roads all along the glen which are ideal for walking, cycling and horse-riding.
Mammals: Glenurquhart Forest is home to most of the woodland animals like foxes, badgers, deer, red squirrels, mice, voles, shrews, pine marten and stoats etc. We have information about Red squirrel, Red deer, Roe deer and Badger
Birds: There are a mix of birds here - woodland species with moorland and some mountain birds too. We have information about Black grouse
Insects and reptiles: Dingy Skipper, Orange-tip, Pear-bordered Fritillary, Scotch Argus & Speckled Wood are a range of Butterflies that can be spotted while walking the forest tracks at Polmaily. We have information about Pearl-bordered fritillary Habitats: Glenurquhart has areas of both conifer and deciduous woodland as well as a lot of open moorland and grassland too.
How to Get There:
Glen Urquhart forest is adjacent to the A831 on both sides of the glen from Drumnadrochit to Corrimony.
There is an infrequent bus service from Inverness to Cannich that stops in Glen Urquhart.
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Places to go in Glen Urquhart
Craigmonie
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Polmaily, near Drumnadrochit. Forest tracks through a mixed coniferous & broadleaved woodland, surrounding an area of wood pasture. Woodland Grazing is part of the management strategy for Butterflies in this are, please ensure gates are left as found. Located 2 miles west of Drumnadrochit alongside A831 just west of junction with A833. Roadside parking at NH 483305 (OS map 26). |
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Balnain Bike Park is the cycling equivalent of a skateboard park, just as testing of your skills and every bit as energetic. The park is for experienced mountain bikers and is graded 'extreme'. |
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Other places to go in this area
Great Glen Forest
Guisachan
Raasay Forest
Portree
Kinloch
Kylerhea
Glen Affric
Achnashellach (North)
Contact
Fiona Barnett
Ao Fm
01320 366322
e-mail: fiona.barnett@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
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What's of interest
The main access points for Glenurquhart forest are at Balnain, Sheneval and Polmaily.
What to see now Siskins are easily spotted
What else is here
Useful sites
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