Getting here
56.63527, -3.51639
Best for
1 activityWildlife
Free70%Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
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5 named nearby
Named route
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Cycling
1
1 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Cateran Trail · Walking104 km
Atholl Woods Path · Walking11 km
Catchpenny to Butterstone Path · Walking0
Deuchary Hill from Dunkeld · Walking0
About this reservoir
Loch Benachally is a reservoir covering 187 hectares managed by Forestry England within their forest estate.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Free entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Weather for this location
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Nearby places
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