Glen Urquhart

[2] The weather is pleasantly warm and sunny in the spring and summer, cool and fairly rainy in the autumn and very cold and snowy (with some blizzards) in the winter.

Police imposed speed restrictions on many bridges as fallen trees and a landslip both caused problems on the A82 near Drumnadrochit in the November 2010.

[3] Glen Urquhart has a mixture of planted, conifer forest and native, broadleaved woodlands.

The slopes on the opposite side are covered with a mixture of deciduous woodland (mainly birch), farmland and some areas of commercial forestry.

[4][5] Deer hunting (stalking) is a popular recreational and cultural experience here, bringing international visitors from around the world.