Our reward is a haven for wildlife of all kinds : newts, frogs and toads, lizards and slow worms, hedgehogs, bees, bumblebees, butterflies and dragonflies and a wide diversity of other insects, on which a huge variety of  birds feed. See bird list

Our house itself provides accommodation to a colony of pipistrelle bats, housesparrows, and the annually returning swifts, house martins and spotted flycatchers, all nesting under our roof. Our guests and ourselves are in good company! Also Bed & Breakfasting in our garden over the years: robins in the prehistoric hut circle, greenfinches in the thuyas, blue tits under the roof, and blackbirds in the sycamore.

Even the connoisseur roe deer appreciate our organic leeks and kail in the dead of winter; their appreciation is not really to our liking, we must confess…

OUR GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICE AT SHENVAL B&B
WHEN AND WHERE PRACTICABLE, WE:

• Systematically recycle and compost all waste
• Use fully biodegradable household cleaning products
• Use low energy bulbs and renew any obsolete household appliances with energy-saving equipment
• Have thoroughly insulated and double-glazed our house, thereby reducing our fuel consumption
• Only make essential car journeys
• Strive to use only organic food and produce as described in our Cuisine page
• Organically grow some of our own food
• Encourage our visitors to use local public transport and to engage in low environmental impact, green tourism and ecotourism activities such as walking, canoeing and cycling as highlighted in our Loch Ness and Activities pages
• Contribute to raise our visitors’ awareness of local environmental issues
• Systematically pick up other uncaring walkers’ rubbish when rambling and hillwalking.    
  

NATURE RESERVES AND CONSERVATION PROJECTS NEAR SHENVAL B&B

Shenval is blessed with the close proximity of:

• Open moorland, lochs and hills just above the hamlet.
• The Corrimony RSPB (Royal Society For The Protection of Birds) Reserve (a mere one-hour walk’s away, with route starting on our doorstep).
• The stunningly beautiful and atmospheric Glen Affric National Nature Reserve with its unique Caledonian Pine Forest and joint Forestry Commission Scotland and Trees for Life conservation projects.
• The rich biodiversity of Glen Strathfarrar.
• Abriachan Community Woodland, above Loch Ness.
• Craigmonie Community Woodland, near Loch Ness.