The Top 20 Lakes around Eilean Siar

The sandy beaches, marshes, and rocky foreshore of Balranald Nature Reserve are home to many wonderful wildlife species. Look out for oystercatchers and Greenland barnacle geese as well as peregrines. … read more

One of the smaller islands in the Outer Hebrides Scalpay has been an important fishing and seafaring island for hundreds of years. There are two good harbours and the Eilean … read more

Pristine beaches, hidden coves and untouched nature sum up South Uist, the second-largest island of the Outer Hebrides. With a population of less than 2,000, you will find plenty of … read more

A beautiful stretch of woodland covering 155 acres (63 ha), Aline Community Woodland has a lake, play area and picnic tables. You will ride along a pretty boardwalk through the … read more

The saying goes that a loch is as deep as the mountains around it. If that is true, then Loch a'Mhorghain must be very deep. On the southern edge of … read more

Scottish Lochs are a thing of legend. Over 30,000 lochs are found across the country, shimmering on the horizon. This stretch of the Hebridean Way is flanked by lochs either side as you ride – spectacular!

The largest loch in South Uist, Loch Bi (otherwise known as Loch Bee) is a beautiful stretch of water connected by the sea on both sides through a collection of … read more

Follow the marker posts to walk this section of the Great Bernera Trail. There are spectacular views of the lochs and the Atlantic ocean. Warning, though, it can be quite muddy underfoot.

Built around 1830, Scolpaig Tower is a unique stone pillar towering on an Iron Age dun on an islet in Loch Scolpaig. It was built by Dr Alexander MacLeod to … read more