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Most of Ariundle’s trees are ‘sessile’ oaks, so-called because their acorns ‘sit’ close to the fresh shoots. Below the trees are the early flowers on Ariundle’s woodland floor, including lesser celandine, wood sorrel, wood anemone and primrose. The glorious unfolding of spring colours is matched by the richness of the birdsong in the forest canopy. Summer- visiting redstarts, wood warblers and tree pipits join the resident tits, chaffinches, robins and wrens in a grand spring chorus. As you continue along the path, you’ll pass through an area of open ground past a ruined croft, abandoned in the early 20th century.


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Higher up the hill, a spur from the path leads you to a large mound, thought to be the site of an Iron Age round house. Continue down the hill to rejoin the main track, then walk a short way along this track away from the car park until you come to a branch on the right. Turn right onto the track that leads down to the Strontian River.


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