Plan your visit
Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome463 ha
Getting here
56.72890, -3.22017
Best for
1 activityWildlife
Good match
Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚶
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Cateran TrailWalking route104 km▾
Blairgowrie
Named routeLength 104 kmRound tripNational walking route
Kirkton of Glenisla Coffin RoadWalking route5.5 km▾
Named routeLength 5.5 kmLocal walking route
About this reservoir
Backwater Reservoir is a reservoir covering 463 hectares managed by Forestry England within their forest estate.
Wildlife to spot
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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
Free entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
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