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Glenfincastle Chapel

📷 Sandy Gemmill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

56.72808, -3.82776

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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
  • 🌿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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Swallow, Coal Tit +41 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Chaffinch, Swallow, Coal Tit +41 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Rock-rose, Tormentil, Sweet Vernal-grass +317 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Rock-rose, Tormentil, Sweet Vernal-grass +317 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Bilberry, Hazel +24 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rob Roy WayWalking route127 km

Long distance walk from Drymen on Loch Lomond to Pitlochry in Highland Perthshire.

Named routeLength 127 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Public Footpath to Blair AthollWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Foresters' TrailWalking route2.4 km
Named routeLength 2.4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Dunmore TrailWalking route1.2 km

Circuit of picturesque Dunmore Loch, mainly flat with some short, gentle inclines. Path surface is firm, fine gravel.

Named routeLength 1.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Faskally Forest 5km ParkRun RouteWalking route5 km

This is the route used by the Faskally Forest Parkrun. Follow spur to join loop. Three laps. Return along spur from the loop. Trail - terrain is firm path or needle-leaved forest floor. Ok in trainers with good grip.

Named routeLength 5 kmRound trip
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Yellow cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef YellowLocal cycle route
The Banvie CircuitCycling route
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Cairngorms LoopMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Out building at Glen Fincastle Kirk

📷 Sandy Gemmill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Out building at Glen Fincastle Kirk

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Blair Atholl Playing FieldsUrban park4.3 km→⛪Blair Atholl and Struan Parish ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→✦Blair AthollHistoric site4.2 km→✦Queen's View, SettlementHistoric site2.2 km→💧Loch DunmoreReservoir4.3 km→💧Loch FaskallyReservoir4.8 km→

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