The Black Isle was once well wooded, but the demand for fuel for distilling around Ferintosh cut the woodland back to small pockets. Drummondreach Oak Wood, also called Teandore Wood, is one of them, and a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Fine oaks and beeches line a steep burn, the Sacrament Burn. The wood holds the remains of a vitrified fort and the Preaching Dell, a natural amphitheatre where more than a thousand people are said to have gathered for Gaelic sermons after the Disruption.
Park close to the footpath into the wood, or beside Urquhart New Graveyard. Allow an hour to look at the trees and flowers and listen for the birds.
Route, GPS track and photographs: Julian Paren on Geograph.