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Braemar Parish Church

📷 Stanley Howe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

57.00493, -3.40077

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕The Old Bakery — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· FreeToilets

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Broken-belted Bumblebee +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Broken-belted Bumblebee +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Glittering Wood-moss, Big Shaggy-moss, Ostrich-plume Feather-moss +27 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Glittering Wood-moss, Big Shaggy-moss, Ostrich-plume Feather-moss +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lion's Face & CromlinsWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Morrone CircularWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Jock's RoadWalking route20 km
Named routeLength 20 kmLocal walking route
Queen's DriveWalking route3.8 km
Named routeLength 3.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Around Craig LeekWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Scotland TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Cairngorms LoopMountain bike route
Named route
Braemar & Glen ClunieMountain bike route
Named routeRef 1
Around Craig LeekMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Braemar Parish Church

📷 Stanley Howe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Braemar Parish Church

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Vickers Wellington R1656 MemorialHistoric site100 m→✦Braemar War MemorialHistoric site100 m→✦Kindrochit CastleHistoric site100 m→✦Braemar CastleHistoric site1.2 km→⛳Braemar Golf ClubGolf course1.2 km→✦Invercauld MonumentHistoric site1.7 km→

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