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Blackcraig Walled Garden

1 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeSeasonalForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

56.66352, -3.45709

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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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Eared Willow, Parsley Piert, Sycamore +114 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Eared Willow, Parsley Piert, Sycamore +114 more · last seen 2018

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak, Rowan +12 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Coal Tit +11 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Chaffinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Coal Tit +11 more · last seen 2023

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Cateran Trail

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Cateran TrailWalking route104 km

Blairgowrie

Named routeLength 104 kmRound tripNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Blackcraig Castle

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Blackcraig Castle

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦NethertonHistoric site3.8 km→✦MiltonHistoric site4.7 km→💧Loch BenachallyReservoir4.8 km→💧Loch BenachallyReservoir4.8 km→✦Blackcraig CastleHistoric site100 m→✦Blackcraig Lime KilnHistoric site200 m→

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