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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Swift, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Swift, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil, Bulbous Rush, Pignut +361 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil, Bulbous Rush, Pignut +361 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Common Nettle, Hawkweed +30 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Emerald Damselfly, Common Hawker +11 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Emerald Damselfly, Common Hawker +11 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

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
Ardtalnaig to AuchnafreeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ben Lawers TrailWalking route
Named routeRef RW 10Local walking route
Killin to ArdtalnaigWalking route

Route uses a minor road following the south side of Loch Tay. The road isopen to motor vehicles so care is advised.

Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

4 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
Main RouteCycling route5.6 km
Named routeRef 7Length 5.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route15.3 km
Named routeRef 7Length 15.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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