Plan your visit
Getting here
56.63527, -3.51639
Best for
1 activityWildlife
Good match
Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Cateran TrailWalking route104 km▾
Blairgowrie
Atholl Woods PathWalking route11 km▾
Includes a short section on road. An open-sided boat shed at Mill Dam provides shelter if required.
Catchpenny to Butterstone PathWalking route▾
Deuchary Hill from DunkeldWalking route▾
The final ascent is steep demanding mountain hiking but most of this route is tracks with no extreme inclines.
Butterstone Dunkeld CircularWalking route▾
Good tracks and quiet roads
🚴Cycling
v1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Dunkeld Loch Ordie Butterstone LoopCycling route24 km▾
Half day cycle on mostly good tracks.
About this reservoir
Loch Benachally is a reservoir covering 187 hectares managed by Forestry England within their forest estate.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
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Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Photos
Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦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
🌱 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
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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