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Blair Castle

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56.77341, -3.85758

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 132m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 132m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

PlaygroundToilets

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Tufted Duck, Mallard, Coot +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tufted Duck, Mallard, Coot +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Broken-belted Bumblebee, Small Garden Bumblebee +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Broken-belted Bumblebee, Small Garden Bumblebee +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Quaking-grass, Meadow Oat, Maidenhair Spleenwort +12 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Quaking-grass, Meadow Oat, Maidenhair Spleenwort +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Puccinia poarum, Dyer's Mazegill · last seen 2023; Fungi — Puccinia poarum, Dyer's Mazegill · last seen 2023

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Public Footpath to Blair AthollWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Glen Banvie TrailWalking route14.5 km

Named routeLength 14.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Woodend WalkWalking route7.2 km

Named routeLength 7.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Red Squirrel WalkWalking route1.6 km

Named routeLength 1.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Glen Tilt TrailWalking route16 km

Named routeLength 16 kmRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

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

The Banvie CircuitCycling route

Named routeRef 12Local cycle route

Main RouteCycling route762 m

Named routeRef 7Length 762 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Cairngorms LoopMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

6,036 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,036 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

springsummer

2026

Tufted Duck · Chaffinch · Jackdaw · Coot · Mallard +41

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
CootFulica atra2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SwiftApus apus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix2025
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Pine Marten · Red Deer · Badger

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Pine MartenMartes martes2025
Red DeerCervus elaphus2025
BadgerMeles meles2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects17 species

autumn

2025

Hawthorn Shieldbug · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly +12

Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Northern DamselflyCoenagrion hastulatum
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Eupteryx urticaeEupteryx urticae
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Trioza remotaTrioza remota
Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes

🌿

Plants3 species

summer

2025

Wood Meadow-grass · Ground-elder · Norway Maple

Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Norway MapleAcer platanoides

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,036 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

springsummer

2026

Tufted Duck · Chaffinch · Jackdaw · Coot · Mallard +41

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
CootFulica atra2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SwiftApus apus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix2025
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Pine Marten · Red Deer · Badger

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Pine MartenMartes martes2025
Red DeerCervus elaphus2025
BadgerMeles meles2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects17 species

autumn

2025

Hawthorn Shieldbug · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly +12

Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Northern DamselflyCoenagrion hastulatum
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Eupteryx urticaeEupteryx urticae
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Trioza remotaTrioza remota
Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes

🌿

Plants3 species

summer

2025

Wood Meadow-grass · Ground-elder · Norway Maple

Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Norway MapleAcer platanoides

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jim Barton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Blair Atholl Playing FieldsUrban park1.2 km→⛪Blair Atholl and Struan Parish ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→🌱Blair CastleUrban park600 m→🌱Hercules GardenUrban park500 m→✦Blair AthollHistoric site1.2 km→✦River Tilt GrottoHistoric site1 km→

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