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Castle Huntly

0 ha

📷 Stanley Howe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

56.44886, -3.13388

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Chaffinch, Yellowhammer +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Chaffinch, Yellowhammer +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Melanelixia fuliginosa, Flavoplaca oasis, Physcia dubia +87 more · last seen 2011; Fungi — Melanelixia fuliginosa, Flavoplaca oasis, Physcia dubia +87 more · last seen 2011

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Perennial Rye-grass, Yorkshire-fog, Feverfew +139 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Perennial Rye-grass, Yorkshire-fog, Feverfew +139 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Raspberry, Common Nettle +22 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fife Coastal PathWalking route190 km
Named routeRef FCPLength 190 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Bogle Burn TrailWalking route
Named route
Columba Way on North FCPWalking route59 km

Entirely on North section of Fife Coastal Path.

Named routeRef CWNFCPLength 59 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Blairfield RoadWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Drovers' RoadWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

18 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

Castle Huntly in parkland grounds

📷 Stanley Howe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Castle Huntly in parkland grounds

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉Inner Tay EstuaryNature reserve4.2 km→🌱Invergowrie Memorial ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Invergowrie War Memorial ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱The Helen McGregor ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱The Living Field Community GardenUrban park3.8 km→⛪Inchture ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→

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