Short birdwatching visit · RSPB
Glenborrodale
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- spring and summer
- Headline birds
- Wood Warbler · Redstart · Tree Pipit
- Parking
- Six parking spaces are provided, without lighting or height barriers.
- Hides
- There is no formal viewing shelter.
- Step-free
- Not stated by the operator
Between Glenbeg and Glenborrodale · PH36 4JP
Glenborrodale brings together Atlantic oak woodland and the shore of Loch Sunart on Ardnamurchan. Its woodland birds make it an appealing spring and summer walk: Wood Warbler, Redstart, Spotted Flycatcher and Tree Pipit are among the species named by the RSPB. Lichens, mosses and ferns add interest beneath the trees, while the sea loch broadens the outing. The short trail is physically demanding for its length, with steep ground, steps and uneven earth rather than a level woodland promenade.
Birds and seasons
- Wood Warbler · Headline bird — Typically spring and summer Source for Wood Warbler
- Redstart · Headline bird — Typically spring and summer Source for Redstart
- Tree Pipit · Headline bird — Typically spring and summer Source for Tree Pipit
- Spotted Flycatcher — Typically late spring and summer Source for Spotted Flycatcher
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- There is no formal viewing shelter.
- Paths
- A roughly one-mile trail uses earth paths and short boardwalk sections; the return includes the B8007.
- Toilets
- No reserve toilets; the operator lists facilities at Salen Jetty and Kilchoan.
- Parking
- Six parking spaces are provided, without lighting or height barriers.
- Dogs
- Keep dogs close, preferably on a short lead, during the ground-nesting season.
- Access notes
- The route is steep and uneven from the start, with several sets of steps and no seating.
- Step-free access
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
Getting there: Arrive at the reserve car park beside the B8007 on Loch Sunart.
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
- Oronsay · 46.4 straight-line miles
- Creag Meagaidh National Nature Reserve · 57.0 straight-line miles
- Ben Lomond · 60.8 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: Isle of Mull white-tailed eagles, 7.0 miles away in a straight line.
- Ariundle Oakwood National Nature Reserve · 14.0 miles in a straight line
- Moine Mhor National Nature Reserve · 42.6 miles in a straight line
- Glen Roy National Nature Reserve · 45.7 miles in a straight line