Growth rings Go star gazing / Quick overview Over the last twenty years Rannsaich we’ve been working with the na reultan 1 / Caol Àcainn community to create havens Climb high for bridge of native woodland and Meteors, planets, space and island views wildlife on Skye. satellites and constellations Dìrich an seo airson sheallaidhean We started by giving nature a — you can see them all àlainn den drochaid. helping hand and letting fragments of from here! Skye has some ancient woodland flourish. Local children carefully of the darkest night skies 2 Kylerhea / Caol Reithe collected seeds from old native trees and planted in Europe, so stay up late Otter spot in beautiful the young saplings we grew from them. and join us at our Dark Skye native woodland viewing spots in Kinloch, Chithear ròin bhon choille Now the ash, hazel, oak and birch woods in Kinloch and Kylerhea and Broadford. Kylerhea are the largest on Skye. They’re buzzing with dhùthchasaich. butterflies and birds, and still expanding! Rionnagan-earbaill, planaidean, saidealan 3 Kinloch / Ceannloch agus grioglachain – chì thu iad uile an seo! Crunch through leaves Tha an iarmailt an seo cho dorcha ‘s a tha in ancient oak and hazel Welcome to the misty isle i an àite sam bith san Roinn Eòrpa, mar sin fan Coisich tro dhuilleagan nan nad dhùisg agus thig cuide rinn do na h-àiteachan Fàilte do dh’Eilean a’ Cheò seann darach is calltainn. , Oyster Catcher ©scottishviewpoint.com Iarmailt Dhorch againn ann an Ceannloch, Caol Reithe agus san Àth Leathann. 4 Glen Brittle / Gleann Bhreatail When the mist is swirling over the high Chan eil àite nas fheàrr fon ghrèin airson Explore Skye’s sea eagle stronghold Find out more at www.darkskydiscovery.org.uk Seallaidhean àrda drùidhteach peaks of Skye, there’s nowhere better to tlachd fhaighinn às a’ bhlàr a-muigh na den Chuiltheann. enjoy the outdoors than in the island’s fasgadh coilltean an eilein, nuair a tha an 5 Broadford / An t-Àth Leathann sheltered woods and forests. ceò a’ goil thar nam binnean Sgitheanach. Dark night skies and bright sea views Wander through our different woodland Coisich tro na coilltean againn agus chì thu iomadh seòrsa Chithear iarmailt dhorcha is landscapes and look out for wildlife along the way. beathaich air an t-slighe. Bidh seallaidhean air leth den Fàinneachan fàis seallaidhean àlainn na mara. You’ll enjoy panoramic sea views and tantalising mhuir ann agus chì thu beanntan drùidhteach an eilein. glimpses of Skye’s mountains. Tha sinn air a bhith ag obair cuide ri muinntir an àite fad fichead bliadhna airson tèarmainn ùra Coille-uisge Coastal birds like do choilltean is fiadh-bheatha dùthchasach a Rain forest this oystercatcher chruthachadh san eilean. Is math le coilltean cladaich The coastal woods on (gille-Brìghde) feed Thòisich sinn le bhith a’ toirt làmh-chuideachaidh an Eilein Sgitheanaich an Skye love mist and rain. on the shores beside do nàdar agus a’ leigeil le cuid den t-seann choille ceò is an t-uisge. ‘S e sin It’s one of the reasons the forests. Bring your a chinntinn leatha fhèin. Thionail clann na sgìre sìol Key to maps as adhbhar gu bheil lusan, why they are so rich in binoculars! sheann chraobhan dùthchasach agus chuir iad na plants, wildlife, fungi beathaichean, fungi is crotal Bidh eòin-mhara a fiùrain a dh’fhàs sinn. Forestry Commission land Road/track Car park Archaeological monument and lichen. The mild, ann am pailteas. Tha an Secondary road leithid an gille-Brìghde ‘S iad na coilltean uinnsinn, calltainn, daraich is Forestry Commission woodland Toilets Non Forestry Commission Car park wet climate here allows t-sìde fhionnar, fhliuch seo Forest road seo ag ithe an cuid beithe ann an Ceannloch agus Caol Reithe an Other woodland Viewpoint a huge range of different a’ leigeil le caochladh Footpath Other forest walk areas farsaing de ghnèithean bidhe ri taobh nan fheadhainn as motha san Eilean Sgitheanach. Main road Forest trails (colour coded) Hide * woodland species to grow 1 Start of forest trails coille a chinntinn an seo. coilltean. Thoir leat Tha iad beò le dealain-dè agus eòin, agus tha Minor road Other forest trails (not waymarked) Picnic place (detailed on trail maps) and flourish together. Coltach ri coille-uisge. prosbaig! iad a’ dol am meud fhathast Just like a rainforest.

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5 West Highlands / Say Skye’s place names out loud with A’ Ghàidhealtachd Oak the help of our handy pronunciation guide. an Iar Contact details: Broadford / Darach (dar-ach) Emphasis is in bold. Inverness, Ross & Skye District An t-Àth Leathann The Isle of Skye Tel: 0300 067 6100 The Broad Ford An t-Eilean Sgitheanach / Email: [email protected] An tchay-lun skee-hun-ach Public enquiry line: 0300 067 6156 Ash An t-Eilean Uinnseann (uh-een-shin) Kyleakin For more detail of great days out in the forest, Caol Àcainn / Coo-l Ach-keen visit our website: Sgitheanach Kylerhea www.forestry.gov.uk/scotland Caol Reithe / Coo-l Ray-uh Where forests touch the sea Do you know Hazel Calltainn (ca-ool-teen) Kinloch Coilltean an cois na mara your trees? Ceannloch / Kya-oon Loch Not so long ago the Glen Brittle Gaelic-speaking people Gleann Bhreatail / Glya-oon Vret-al who lived here knew Holly 1 the names of every tree Broadford Cuileann (cool-in) © Crown copyright and database right [2017]. on Skye. They collected An t-Àth Leathann / An Taa Lyeh-han 2 3 Ordnance Survey Licence No. [100025498]. hazel nuts, built boats This quiet coastal forest Camas na Sgianadain (meaning unknown) 0 0.5 1 km from pine and oak, near Broadford village cam-ass na skee-an-ateen has a rocky shoreline for 0 1/4 1/2 mile and shaped small pieces of birch into fossil-hunting and sea Willow Hill of the Fox household tools. views over the islands of Seileach (shay-luch) Cnoc a’ Mhadaidh-ruaidh / Look out and Scalpay. Follow a circular The shell-filled bay of crochk ah vatee roo-eye for more of Camas na Sgianadain route from the car park by the cemetery (just our leaflets A bheil eòlas agad north of the village), or join the trail through is one of Skye’s best covering some birding spots. Stop and air na craobhan? of the forests Broadford’s community woodland. see what’s feeding today. in the area Chan fhada idir bhon a Scots pine Tha cladach creagach sa choille shàmhaich seo bha ainm gach seòrsa Giuthas (gyoo-uss) Tha am bàgh sligeach an cois na mara far am faigh thu fosailean agus chraobh san Eilean air aig Camas na Sgianadain If you need this publication in an seallaidhean de Phabaigh agus Sgalpaigh. Leanaidh teanga a h-uile Gàidheal air aon de na h-àiteachan alternative format, please contact: tu slighe chearcallach on raon-chàraichean aig a’ an seo. Bhiodh iad a’ buain as fheàrr san eilean chladh (beagan mu chnòthan calltainn, a’ togail The Diversity Team airson eòin a choimhead. thuath air a’ bhaile), eathraichean de ghiuthas Birch Tel: 0300 067 5000 Stad an seo is thoir sùil no ‘s urrainn dhut is darach agus dhèanadh Beith (bay) Email: [email protected] feuch dè tha ri fhaicinn coiseachd tro choille iad innealan airson an an-diugh. choimhearsnachd an taigh de bhloighean For information on public transport services contact Àth Leathainn. beaga beithe. Traveline on 0871 2002233 Rowan

Designed by: MacDonald Orr for Forestry Commission Scotland - D&IS/12k/JTCP/April 2018/Edition 1. Designed by: MacDonald Orr for Forestry Commission Scotland - D&IS/12k/JTCP/April 2018/Edition 1. Photography by Forestry Commission Scotland Picture Library unless stated. Front cover images: Glen Brittle and Shags, ©scottishviewpoint.com www.travelinescotland.com Photo by Broadford and Strath Community Company Caorann (coo-run) © Crown Copyright 2018 1 Trails to explore 2 0 0.25 km 0.5 km Trails to explore 0 1/8 mile 1/4 mile Cnoc Trail Marine Mammal Trail Kyleakin / Caol Àcainn Kylerhea / Caol Reithe A satisfying climb to the top of Reay’s Narrows A short walk along the shore to a viewing Haakon’s Narrows Cnoc a’ Mhadaidh-ruaidh with fantastic hide overlooking Kyle Rhea, one of the best views over Eilean Bàn. places in Britain for spotting otters. A short but undulating 1 ½ miles / Wide, firm gravel 1 ¼ miles / path with short steep 2.4 km surface throughout, 2.1 km sections. Smooth Allow with uneven and Allow gravel surface, 1 hour occasionally muddy ¾ hour narrow, rocky and sections. Includes uneven in places. some short fairly steep slopes. Anavig Trail

This trail winds round the hill over heather covered hills, giving great views out over the sea towards Raasay, Applecross and the Inner Sound. This is the closest forest to the Skye Bridge and easy There’s nowhere better to look for otters than from our An undulating and 2 ¼ miles / to reach from Kyleakin village. It’s a steep, steady climb sheltered Otter Hide at Kylerhea. Even if you don’t spot winding trail, with 3.6 km up Cnoc a’ Mhadaidh-ruaidh (hill of the fox), but worth an otter, you’re sure to enjoy the breathtaking views. some steep long Allow it for the stunning views to Raasay and the . © Crown copyright and It’s a magical place where gannets and gulls whirl over database right [2017]. 0 0.25 km 0.5 km sections. Can be 1 ½ hours You’ll pass through open moorland and look down Ordnance Survey the water and the woods are full of small cheeky birds. 0 1/8 mile 1/4 mile narrow, rough and on the narrows where King Haakon of Norway once Licence No. [100025498]. Watch out for white-tailed eagles diving for fish in the rocky in places. moored his fleet of fast-moving tidal streams. Includes uneven longships. Big on bogs Bogte sa bhoglaich wooden steps and Chan eil àite nas fheàrr airson Colourful carpets ‘S e seo a’ choille as fhaisge Do you know our peat An robh fhios agad gu slab rock sections dòbhrain a lorg na ann am air Drochaid an Eilein agus tha bogs hold huge amounts bheil stòrasan mòra de fasgadh a’ Bhothain Dòbhrain againn Mosses and liverworts e soirbh coiseachd ann bho of carbon? We’re helping charbon gan cumail anns na ann an Caol Reithe. Còrdaidh na turn the woods a vibrant Chaol Àcainn. Tha an ceum to slow down climate blàran-mòna? Tha sinn a’ seallaidhean àlainn riut fiù ‘s green, but get up close suas gu Cnoc a’ Mhadaidh change by returning parts feuchainn ri maill a chur air mura faic thu dòbhran. and you’ll see beautiful Ruaidh cas ach ‘s math as of the forest to bog and atharrachadh-sìde is sinn a’ ‘S e àite sònraichte a th’ ann patterns and colours too. fhiach e airson nan seallaidhean àlainn de Ratharsaigh wet woodland. cur bhlàran-mòna is coilltean far am faicear faoileagan agus den Chuiltheann. Coisichidh tu air a’ mhonadh mus bog fo choille a-rithist. is sùlairean os cionn an Bratan dathte coimhead thu sìos air a’ chaol far an do dh’acraich an rìgh t-sàil agus coilltean làn eun Tha brat deàlrach uaine Loclannach, Haakon, a chuid longan o chian nan cian. beaga cleasach. Thoir sùil de chòinneach is lus air na h-iolairean-mara a’ an àirneig ri fhaicinn bualadh air na sruthan sna coilltean ach thoir cumhachdach air tòir an sùil nas gèire is chì thu cuid iasg. © Laurie Campbell na pàtranan is dathan eadar-dhealaichte 3 © Crown copyright and database right [2017]. Trails to explore Ordnance Survey Licence No. [100025498]. cuideachd.

Tha seann rathad nan Leitir Fura Trail Kinloch / Ceannloch dròbhairean gad stiùireadh Head of the Loch tron choille dhùthchasaich Follow an old drovers road to reach àlainn seo far am faic thu the abandoned township of Leitir Fura. There are magnificent views across Follow an old drove route seallaidhean àibheiseach de If it’s a warm day, keep 4 the Sound of to Knoydart. Trails to explore through this beautiful bheanntan Chnòideirt. ‘S ann your eyes open for adders, native woodland and enjoy an seo a bhiodh an crodh a’ Scotland’s only venomous Long steep slopes for 4 ½ miles / dramatic views to the high snàmh thar a’ chaolais air an Eyenort Loop snake. They enjoy up to 600m. Largely 7.2 km Bonded mountains of Knoydart. slighe do na margaidhean mu Glen Brittle / Gleann Bhreatail sunbathing on rocks. firm but uneven Allow If a bird seems This is where cattle once dheas. Tha darach, uinnseann Glen of the Broad Valley A quiet loop starting from the edge of Loch gravel surface. 3 hours too big to be true, swam to the mainland on is beith ann, far am faigh eòin Eyenort, or as part of the Bealach Brittle Loop. Mas e latha blàth a Some grassy and it’s probably an their long journey to southern choille leithid an snagan- Great for views out onto the loch and hills th’ ann, an aire ort do potentially muddy eagle. They mate markets. Oak, ash and silver birch are regenerating daraich fasgadh, is iad a’ and watch sea birds. na nathraichean-nimhe! sections. Includes for life, with some naturally here, giving shelter to many woodland birds, cinntinn às ùr gu nàdarra. Tha e a’ còrdadh riutha a two bridges, shallow pairs staying A firm well surfaced 5 ½ miles / like the great spotted woodpecker. Listen to their songs Èist ri an ceilearadh aig bhith gam blianadh fhèin fords and some low together for forest road, than can 8.8 km and calls at the abandoned settlement of Leitir Fura. seann bhaile Leitir Fura. air clachan teth. branches. 20 years. be uneven in places Allow and wet after rain. 3 hours Mòr aig a chèile ©scottishviewpoint.com Can be fairly steep Ma chì thu eun for long gradients. agus chan urrainn dhut creidsinn cho mòr ‘s a tha e, ‘s iongantach mur e iolaire a th’ ann. Fanaidh paidhir Explore these forest tracks in dhiubh nan càraid any weather and enjoy high- fad am beatha, level views of the spectacular uaireannan cho ridge. You can bike or fada ri 20 walk as far as Loch Eyenort bliadhna còmhla. where white-tailed eagles fish in the sheltered bay, or just soak in the views over Glen Brittle. Start at the car park near the famous Fairy Pools — wild swimmers test their nerve in Bonded the ice-cold water of these mountain pools! If a bird seems too big to be true Cha chuir an droch aimsir maille ort air na slighean it’s probably an eagle. They mate coille seo far am faigh thu seallaidhean àibheiseach for life, with some pairs staying den Chuiltheann. Faodaidh tu coiseachd no siubhail together for 20 years. air baidhsagal cho fada ri Loch Aoineart far am faic thu iolairean-mara a’ glacadh an cuid iasg sa bhàgh fhasgach, no gabh tlachd de na seallaidhean de Ghleann Bhreatail. Tòisich aig an raon-chàraichean 0 0.25 km 0.5 km faisg air Glumagan ainmeil nan Sìthichean – bidh 0 1 km 2 km © RSPB images © Crown copyright and database right [2017]. 0 1/8 mile 1/4 mile luchd-snàimh a’ cur dùbhlain romhpa fhèin ann an © Crown copyright and database right [2017]. Ordnance Survey Licence No. [100025498]. 0 1/2 mile 1 mile uisge fuar nan glumagan beinne seo! Ordnance Survey Licence No. [100025498]. © Crown Copyright 2107