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Acharn

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.57023, -4.02588

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Capercaillie and Wren
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🛝Playground 129m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Playground

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Capercaillie, Wren, Chaffinch +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Capercaillie, Wren, Chaffinch +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, Hard Shield-fern +177 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Painted Lady, Herald, Orange-tip +6 more · last seen 2024

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rob Roy WayWalking route127 km

Long distance walk from Drymen on Loch Lomond to Pitlochry in Highland Perthshire.

Named routeLength 127 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Taymouth TrailWalking route4.8 km
Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
River Tay WayWalking route

This is a newly proposed route.

Named routeLocal walking route
Black Rock TrailWalking route

Good wide paths, inclines up to 20%

Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Yellow cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef YellowLocal cycle route
River Tay Way Cycle RouteCycling route

Combining portions of NCN 7 and 77 to provide a route between Kenmore and Dundee, roughly following the course of the River Tay

Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route278 m
Named routeRef 7Length 278 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route251 m
Named routeRef 7Length 251 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Kirk of KenmoreReligious grounds2.2 km→✦Isle of Spar, CrannogHistoric site2.1 km→✦CrannogHistoric site2.1 km→✦Mary's Distaff, CrannogHistoric site1.1 km→✦Càrn na MarbhHistoric site3.4 km→✦FearnanHistoric site3.5 km→