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Camusdarach Beaches

  • Camusadarach Beach near Arisaig
  • Common Centaury - a splash of colour in the dune slacks
  • Great Northern Diver in the sea at Camusdarach
  • Common blue butterfly
  • Camusdarach Beach - also known as Ben's Beach in the film Local Hero
  • Camusdarach Beach in winter
  • Harebells growing in the dunes behind Camusdarach beach
  • The crows nest at Camusdarach
  • Hooded crows cooling off in the summer heat
  • Ragged robin - a plant of marshy ground
  • Willow warbler by the stream behind the beach at Camusdarach
  • Common Tern taking off at Camusdarach
  • Rock pipit with a tasty snack
  • Female Common blue butterfly in the dunes at Camusdarach
  • Herring gulls on the rocks
  • Grayling butterfly
  • Through the dunes to the beach at Camusdarach
  • The escarpment  - a lovely walk to the far beaches
  • A view over Camusdarach beach
  • The dune slacks and pasture behind the beach
  • The Giant Tachnid fly - resembles a bumble bee in flight
  • The balancing tree - hooded crows verses starlings
  • A linnet in the dunes behind Camusdarach
  • A periwinkle slowly making it's way along the beach at Camusdarach
  • A crab amongst the shells
  • Take time to explore the headlands and scan the sea for divers
  • A sand mason worm
  • Sunset at Camusdarach

Details

On the list of Scottish Natural Heritage's most beautiful beaches in Scotland.  It is part of the Silvery Sands of Morar and was made famous as a set for the film Local Hero.     The beach and dune system extends for several miles between Arisaig and Mallaig.

The dunes behind the beach provide a good example of the coastal Machair plant community, more commonly associated with the Western Isles,  and have been the focus of a restoration effort over the previous ten years or so.  Park in a small carpark just of the scenic coastal road running from Arisaig to Mallaig (B8008).  A short walk through the dunes (keeping to the paths) takes you to the silvery sands.  A good place for beachcombing, paddling, a picnic or simply counting grains of sand.

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  • Camusdarach Beach and Beyond walk
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