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Claish Moss

The pools and mounds of Claish Moss combine in a maze-like pattern of wet and really wet ground that quakes beneath your feet. A distant view reveals its patchwork colours, and up close, there are specialist plants to discover and dragonflies galore.

• Best time to visit

  June to September.

• Getting there

  South shore of Loch Shiel, halfway between Salen and Acharacle, off the A861. Access is via a forest track and waymarked track (thirty minutes walk).

• Visitor facilities

  Information panels. No formal paths on Reserve. Bog surface is dangerous with deep pools.

• Contact

  SNH, The Governor's House, The Parade, Fort William PH33 6BA. Tel: 01397 704716.

• Managed by

  Scottish Natural Heritage