Short birdwatching visit · RSPB
Fairy Glen
- Tier
- Local green space
- Best season
- year-round
- Headline birds
- Buzzard · Grey Heron · Chaffinch
- Parking
- The adjacent Highland Council car park has ten spaces and a cycle rack.
- Hides
- No formal bird hide is described.
- Step-free
- Not stated by the operator
Rosemarkie · IV10 8UP
Fairy Glen is a wooded walk near Rosemarkie, where a stream runs through a steep-sided valley towards two waterfalls. Buzzard and Grey Heron are named on the RSPB visitor page, while an RSPB local-group account records Chaffinch, Siskin and Blackcap during an April visit. The birdwatching is best combined with a slow walk through the trees. The route is short enough for a focused outing, but steps, gradients and slippery ground make it more demanding than a level riverside path.
Birds and seasons
- Buzzard · Headline bird — Typically year-round Source for Buzzard
- Grey Heron · Headline bird — Typically year-round Source for Grey Heron
- Chaffinch · Headline bird — Typically year-round Source for Chaffinch
- Blackcap — Typically spring and summer Source for Blackcap
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- No formal bird hide is described.
- Paths
- An approximately two-kilometre path leads to the waterfalls; retrace it rather than returning along the busy road.
- Toilets
- Public toilets are available in Rosemarkie village.
- Parking
- The adjacent Highland Council car park has ten spaces and a cycle rack.
- Dogs
- Keep dogs close, preferably on a short lead, during the ground-nesting season.
- Access notes
- The path becomes steep, uneven and slippery, with several flights of steps.
- Step-free access
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
Getting there: Use the council car park beside the reserve; avoid walking on the A832.
Sources
Social preview photograph: Common Starling standing in grass in Oxfordshire. Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and converted for the preview.
Nearby special trips
- Udale Bay · 5.4 straight-line miles
- Nigg Bay · 10.4 straight-line miles
- Ben Wyvis National Nature Reserve · 20.9 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: RSPB Culbin Sands, 10.0 miles away in a straight line.
- Udale Bay · 5.4 miles in a straight line
- Nigg Bay · 10.4 miles in a straight line
- Brodie Castle Estate Woodland and Pond · 15.1 miles in a straight line