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Easter Glentarken

📷 Dr Richard Murray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ 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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Cormorant, Canada Goose +94 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Cormorant, Canada Goose +94 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Green-veined White, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Orange-tip +5 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Green-veined White, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Orange-tip +5 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Three Saints WayWalking route130 km

Three Saints Way – Killin to St Andrews. The lives of three saints – Saint Kessog, Saint Fillan and Saint Serf – are commemorated by this pilgrimage, connecting Scotland’s dramatic west coast to the rocks and hills of the east.

Named routeRef TSWLength 130 kmRegional walking route

Killin to St FillansWalking route26 km

Mostly on route of former railway track.

Named routeLength 26 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route

St Fillans to ComrieWalking route10 km

Following the River Earn and mainly on route of old railway

Named routeLength 10 kmLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Comrie to St FillansCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

3,410 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,410 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds102 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Mallard · Cormorant · Canada Goose · Dipper · Grey Heron +97

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
DipperCinclus cinclus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
BuzzardButeo buteo
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
RavenCorvus corax
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
CuckooCuculus canorus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Common GullLarus canus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
SwallowHirundo rustica
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
NuthatchSitta europaea
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2020
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2022
TealAnas crecca2021
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2019
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2019
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
Barnacle x Canada GooseBranta leucopsis x canadensis2023
MagpiePica pica2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
SwiftApus apus2022
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2022
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2021
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos2021
RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021
WigeonMareca penelope2020
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2020
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2019
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2018
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2018
GoshawkAstur gentilis2018
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2018

🦌

Mammals8 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Red Deer · Beaver · Hedgehog · Mole +3

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Red DeerCervus elaphus
BeaverCastor fiber2021
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
MoleTalpa europaea
Mountain HareLepus timidus2021
Whiskered BatMyotis mystacinus2020
Pine MartenMartes martes2019

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummer

2022

Common Lizard · Slow-worm

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects8 species

spring

2024

Green-veined White · Peacock · Orange-tip · Pine Weevil · Red-legged Shieldbug +3

Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
PeacockAglais io2018
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018
Pine WeevilHylobius abietis
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2022
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2018

🌿

Plants42 species

summerautumn

2019

Gwair Merllyn · Shoreweed · Alternate Water-milfoil · Jointed Rush · Marsh-marigold +37

Gwair MerllynIsoetes lacustris
ShoreweedLittorella uniflora
Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Nitella flexilisNitella flexilis
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2018
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Slender RushJuncus tenuis
Corn MintMentha arvensis
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Michaelmas-DaisyAster
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Long-stalked PondweedPotamogeton praelongus2018
Lesser Tussock-sedgeCarex diandra2018
Perfoliate PondweedPotamogeton perfoliatus2018
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2018
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2018
Common ReedPhragmites australis2018
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2018
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2018
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2018
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2018
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2018
Common SedgeCarex nigra2018
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2018
Water MintMentha aquatica2018
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2018
AspenPopulus tremula2018
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2018
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2018
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2018
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2018
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,410 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds102 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Mallard · Cormorant · Canada Goose · Dipper · Grey Heron +97

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
DipperCinclus cinclus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
BuzzardButeo buteo
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
RavenCorvus corax
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
CuckooCuculus canorus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Common GullLarus canus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
SwallowHirundo rustica
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
NuthatchSitta europaea
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2020
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2022
TealAnas crecca2021
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2019
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2019
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
Barnacle x Canada GooseBranta leucopsis x canadensis2023
MagpiePica pica2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
SwiftApus apus2022
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2022
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2021
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos2021
RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021
WigeonMareca penelope2020
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2020
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2019
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2018
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2018
GoshawkAstur gentilis2018
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2018

🦌

Mammals8 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Red Deer · Beaver · Hedgehog · Mole +3

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Red DeerCervus elaphus
BeaverCastor fiber2021
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
MoleTalpa europaea
Mountain HareLepus timidus2021
Whiskered BatMyotis mystacinus2020
Pine MartenMartes martes2019

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummer

2022

Common Lizard · Slow-worm

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects8 species

spring

2024

Green-veined White · Peacock · Orange-tip · Pine Weevil · Red-legged Shieldbug +3

Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
PeacockAglais io2018
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018
Pine WeevilHylobius abietis
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2022
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2018

🌿

Plants42 species

summerautumn

2019

Gwair Merllyn · Shoreweed · Alternate Water-milfoil · Jointed Rush · Marsh-marigold +37

Gwair MerllynIsoetes lacustris
ShoreweedLittorella uniflora
Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Nitella flexilisNitella flexilis
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2018
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Slender RushJuncus tenuis
Corn MintMentha arvensis
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Michaelmas-DaisyAster
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Long-stalked PondweedPotamogeton praelongus2018
Lesser Tussock-sedgeCarex diandra2018
Perfoliate PondweedPotamogeton perfoliatus2018
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2018
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2018
Common ReedPhragmites australis2018
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2018
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2018
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2018
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2018
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2018
Common SedgeCarex nigra2018
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2018
Water MintMentha aquatica2018
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2018
AspenPopulus tremula2018
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2018
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2018
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2018
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2018
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Dr Richard Murray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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