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Balmerino Abbey

1 ha

📷 David Purchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

56.40985, -3.04151

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Wren +97 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Wren +97 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yellow Corydalis, Sweet Chestnut, Lords-and-Ladies +15 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yellow Corydalis, Sweet Chestnut, Lords-and-Ladies +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Hawthorn, Hogweed +2 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Epistrophe eligans, Eristalis tenax, Avens Mining Sawfly +1 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Epistrophe eligans, Eristalis tenax, Avens Mining Sawfly +1 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fife Coastal PathWalking route190 km
Named routeRef FCPLength 190 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Bogle Burn TrailWalking route
Named route
Columba Way on North FCPWalking route59 km

Entirely on North section of Fife Coastal Path.

Named routeRef CWNFCPLength 59 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 77Cycling route
Named routeRef 77National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 777Cycling route
Named routeRef 777National Cycle Network
Green Circular RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional 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 route1.8 km
Named routeRef 77Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Balmerino Abbey

📷 David Purchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉Inner Tay EstuaryNature reserve3.6 km→🌱Duncan ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Duncan ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Craigshannoch ParkUrban park3.7 km→✦Kilmany HouseHistoric site4 km→✦Naughton CastleHistoric site1.5 km→

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