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Àirigh Fhionndail Ariundle 2 6
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Reserve boundary Trail Car park Tea room and craft shop Surfaced road Track
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Ariundle lies at the eastern edge of the celebrated Sunart oakwoods, which cloak much of the north shore of Loch Sunart on the Ardnamurchan peninsula. The reserve occupies the southeast facing slopes of Strontian Glen on the northern side of the Strontian River.
The Gaelic name of this place is Àirigh Fhionndail, meaning ‘the shieling of the white meadow’, perhaps because the summer pastures amongst the trees had a carpet of white-petalled wood anemones. The oakwoods have been central to local history and culture in Sunart, surviving because local people have valued, carefully managed and nurtured the woods. Today, the Sunart Oakwoods Initiative aims to restore and expand these native woodlands to improve the area’s biodiversity and support rural development. SNH and Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS) care for this important
woodland reserve, which lies 3 km northeast of the village of Strontian, approximately 38 km from FortWilliam via the Corran ferry. To reach Ariundle from Strontian, cross the bridge over the River Strontian and take an immediate right hand turn. Follow the FCS signs for Airigh Fhionndail car park. This walk takes in the wooded slopes of Ariundle oakwood and then follows
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Ariundle oakwood is clothed in a green carpet of mosses, lichens and liverworts.
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the east bank of the Strontian River as it meanders downstream through the glen. The loop trail is approximately 5 km. Visit in spring and summer when the woodland is alive with birdsong, butterflies and dragonflies, while spring colours unfold on the woodland floor.
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