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Benvie Mill

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.47086, -3.09222

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
  • ✦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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Dunnock +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Dunnock +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Eristalis tenax, Greater Bulb-Fly +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Eristalis tenax, Greater Bulb-Fly +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Chickweed, Wood Avens, Broom +8 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Common Chickweed, Wood Avens, Broom +8 more · last seen 2017

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bogle Burn TrailWalking route
Named route
The Railway PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Blairfield RoadWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Drovers' RoadWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Check Bar RoadWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 77Cycling route
Named routeRef 77National Cycle Network
Green Circular RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal 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
Main RouteCycling route217 m
Named routeRef 77Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route336 m
Named routeRef 77Length 336 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance to Benvie

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to Benvie

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Camperdown Country ParkUrban park3.5 km→🏞️Camperdown and Templeton WoodsCountry park3.6 km→🌱Campy GrowersUrban park3.4 km→🌱Riverside Nature ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱South Road ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Camperdown ParkUrban park3.5 km→

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