Cookies

We use necessary cookies to make our site work. We'd also like to set optional analytics cookies to help us improve it. We won't set optional cookies unless you enable them or accept our recommended settings. Using this tool will set a cookie on your device to remember your preferences.

Options
Necessary cookies enable core functionality on our website. You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions.
We use marketing cookies to personalise your visit to our website and show you tailored advertising based on your likes and interests.
We use analytics cookies to monitor visitor behaviour patterns and improve our website performance.

Your preferences have been set. If you wish to change your preferences, you may do so on our cookies page.

Search My Trust
Join now
Join
Close

Looking for places? Use our place search to find them by name, town or postcode.

See all stories
22 Feb 2021

Wildlife spotter’s guide: Falls of Glomach

A small bird stands on a mossy rock with occasional blades of grass growing through. The bird has a golden and black speckled back, with a black tummy and small round head.
Golden plover
This remote Highland landscape is home to one of the highest waterfalls in Britain. The peatlands above the falls, including lochs and a river, as well as the amazing gorge welcome a wide variety of wildlife.

Click on the pictures below to find out a little more about some of the species you may see during your visit.

A small brown wading bird with a white tummy walks along a muddy shoreline. It is slightly lifting one of its thin yellow legs. A dipper stands on a rock, facing the camera. It has a brown body, head and wings, with a bright white chest and neck patch. A Dunlin stands in the grass by the Falls of Glomach An adult wild goat stands with a kid goat on a gorse and scrubby ledge. The goats are a rough grey in colour, and the adult has large, slightly curved horns. Both have darker faces, bellies and tails. A golden eagle perched on a branch, with its back to the camera but turning its head to the right. A small bird stands on a mossy rock with occasional blades of grass growing through. The bird has a golden and black speckled back, with a black tummy and small round head. A medium-sized wading bird stands on a patch of grass, with water in the background. The sun seems to be setting over the water, turning the sky yellow. The bird has a white tummy, greyish back feathers and a long bill. Its legs are a pale green. A meadow pipit sitting on a wire fence, in the background is a brown grass field A close-up of the head of a red deer stag. It is looking directly at the camera. It has large furry ears, with smooth antlers rising above. Its dark fur beneath its paler face is quite shaggy. A bird that looks very like a blackbird, but with a white band across his chest, perches on a rock. It has two grubs in its yellow beak. A very round and furry, dark brown water vole sits on its back legs and nibbles at a blade of grass. It holds the blade in its front paws, which have very long claws.

Nature needs your help today

Donate now

Featured Places

A wooded valley, with a waterfall at the far end, at Falls of Glomach.
Place

Falls of Glomach

A breathtaking Highland waterfall cuts through Scotland’s wildest countryside

The Highlands

Read next

The PLANTS project: Year Two findings

As year two of the Trust‘s PLANTS project draws to a close, Project Manager Colin McDowall shares three exciting discoveries from across our gardens.

A range of fossils are displayed on a dark felt mat on a table in a museum.

Step back in time and discover Scotland’s prehistoric past

The Trust will take visitors on a journey through time to explore the prehistoric history of the town where famous Scots geologist Hugh Miller was born. Join one of our new Fossil Walks this summer to follow in his footsteps.

A bee perches on a purple, thistle-like flower head.

Five senses of summer

As the summer sun graces us with its warmth, the air is alive with the gentle hum of bees, the vibrant dance of butterflies and the sweet scent of blooming flowers.

A close-up of a bright pink rose growing on a bush. It has a large flower with delicate, almost paper-thin, petals.

The PLANTS project: National Plant Collections

We take a look at the 17 National Plant Collections held within the National Trust for Scotland and highlight our quest to care for these plants for future generations.

Read more stories on

Back to top