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Balvenie Castle

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📷 Darren Haddock · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

57.45327, -3.12482

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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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Bumblebee, Small Tortoiseshell, Mottled Umber +92 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Bumblebee, Small Tortoiseshell, Mottled Umber +92 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Speedwell, Three-nerved Sandwort, Wild Cherry +125 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Wood Speedwell, Three-nerved Sandwort, Wild Cherry +125 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Tuberous Comfrey, Garlic Mustard, Few-flowered Garlic +14 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Baudoinia, Common Orange Lichen, Erythricium aurantiacum +3 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Baudoinia, Common Orange Lichen, Erythricium aurantiacum +3 more · last seen 2018

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Speyside WayWalking route207 km
Named routeLength 207 kmNational walking route
Ben Rinnes TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 79Cycling route
Named routeRef 79National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Balvenie Castle - Inner Courtyard

📷 Darren Haddock · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Balvenie Castle - Inner Courtyard

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Tininver ParkUrban park700 m→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds1.1 km→✦Clock TowerHistoric site1 km→⛪Mortlach ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→⛳Dufftown Golf ClubGolf course2.5 km→✦Auchindoun CastleHistoric site4.1 km→

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