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Camperdown and Templeton Woods

218 ha· Local authority

Plan your visit

AncientBirdsBluebells
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome218 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
  • 💜Bluebell walks 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
Parking· FreeToilets

Best for

13 activities

Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Mute Swan +76 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Bluebell walks

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Garden Lady's-mantle · last seen 2024

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Mute Swan +76 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bogle Burn TrailWalking route
Named route
Wally's WyndWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Railway PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Blairfield RoadWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Drovers' RoadWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route
Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN National Route 77Cycling route
Named routeRef 77National Cycle Network
Green Circular RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 1 Loch Leven to DundeeCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Road in Camperdown Park in Dundee

Road in Camperdown Park in Dundee

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