As you tour around the Dornoch area, you will have many opportunities to see the local wildlife.

On the sand flats of both Dornoch Point and Loch Fleet, look out for common seals sun bathing. They give birth to their young on these banks during June and July.

Visit Shin Falls (20 mile drive) to see salmon leaping the falls to return to their native breeding ground.

On a trip to Loch Brora (30 miles) you might be lucky enough to see red deer on the hills.

During a ferry trip from Nigg (25 miles) to Cromarty you may see the elegant curve of dolphins breaking the water surface. They will be part of the unique Moray Firth family of bottlenose dolphins, the most northerly population in the world of these special mammals.